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ferry
English
Etymology
From Middle English ferien (“to carry, convey, convey in a boat”), from Old English ferian (“to carry, convey, bear, bring, lead, conduct, betake oneself to, be versed in, depart, go”), from Proto-West Germanic *farjan, from Proto-Germanic *farjan? (“to make or let go, transfer, ferry”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring or carry over, transfer, pass through”).
Cognate with German dialectal feren, fähren (“to row, sail”), Danish færge (“to ferry”), Swedish färja (“to ferry”), Icelandic ferja (“to ferry”), Old Norse ferja. Related to fare.
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??i/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /?f???/
- (Mary–marry–merry distinction)
- (Mary–marry–merry merger)
- Rhymes: -??i
- Homophone: fairy (Mary–marry–merry merger)
- Hyphenation: fer?ry
Verb
ferry (third-person singular simple present ferries, present participle ferrying, simple past and past participle ferried)
- (transitive) To carry; transport; convey.
- Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety.
- 2007, Rick Bass, The Lives of Rocks:
- We ferried our stock in U-Haul trailers, and across the months, as we purchased more cowflesh from the Goat Man — meat vanishing into the ether again and again, as if into some quarkish void — we became familiar enough with Sloat and his daughter to learn that her name was Flozelle, and to visit with them about matters other than stock.
- (transitive) To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly.
- (transitive) To carry or transport over a contracted body of water, as a river or strait, in a boat or other floating conveyance plying between opposite shores.
- (intransitive) To pass over water in a boat or by ferry.
Noun
ferry (plural ferries)
- A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.
- A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship.
- 1809, Thomas Campbell, Lord Ullin's Daughter
- to row us o'er the ferry
- c. 1900, O. Henry, The Ferry of Unfulfilment:
- She walked into the waiting-room of the ferry, and up the stairs, and by a marvellous swift, little run, caught the ferry-boat that was just going out.
- 1809, Thomas Campbell, Lord Ullin's Daughter
- The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
See also
- boat
- ship
Anagrams
- Freyr, Fryer, fryer, refry
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English ferry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?.?i/
Noun
ferry m (plural ferries or ferrys)
- ferry
Derived terms
- car-ferry
Spanish
Alternative forms
- ferri
Etymology
From English ferry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?feri/, [?fe.ri]
Noun
ferry m (plural ferrys or ferries)
- ferry
- Synonyms: transbordador, trasbordador
ferry From the web:
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passon
Friulian
Alternative forms
- pašon (alternative orthography)
Etymology
From Latin pasti?, pasti?nem, from p?stus. Compare French paisson, Romanian p??une.
Noun
passon m (plural passons)
- pasture
Synonyms
- pasture
- pasc
Derived terms
- passonâ
Related terms
- passi
Ladin
Verb
passon
- first-person plural present indicative of passer
- first-person plural present subjunctive of passer
- first-person plural imperative of passer
passon From the web:
- passion fruit
- why passion fruit is called passion fruit
- what are passion fruit good for
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