ferreño

Galician

Etymology

From ferro (“iron”) +‎ -eño. Compare Portuguese ferrenho.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [feˈreɲʊ]

Adjective

ferreño (feminine ferreña, masculine plural ferreños, feminine plural ferreñas)

  1. iron (made of iron)
    Synonyms: de ferro, férreo
  2. iron like; hard as iron
    Synonym: férreo
  3. staunch, steely, uncompromising
    Synonyms: de ferro, férreo

Derived terms
  • ferreña (“zill, jingle”)
  • concho ferreño (“hard walnut”)
  • pedra ferreña (“basalt”)

References
  • “ferreñ” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “ferreño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “ferreño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “ferreño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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