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ferrum is a Latin Noun that primarily means iron.
Noun
iron, sword
English derivatives:
ferric ferrite ferro- farrier
Noun
Iron, steel; ~i stercus, iron slag. (b) (w. ref. to the mythical 'iron' age).
A piece of iron, an iron object. (b) an iron implement or tool, esp. one used for cutting; a writing implement, stylus.
The iron part of an implement or weapon, blade, point, head, etc.
Ferrea non venerem sed praedam saecula laudant.Compare This iron age celebrates not love but booty.
Iamque opus exegi quod nec Iovis ura nec ignis nec poterit ferrum edax abolere vetustas.Compare And now my work is done, which neither the wrath of Jove, nor fire, nor sword, nor the gnawing tooth of time shall ever be able to undo.
Is civis vis, ferrum, periculum, urbs et omnis patria praesidium depello.Compare By violence, by the sword, by dangers, he banished that citizen from the city, and from all the bulwarks of his country.
Vita humana prope uti ferrum est.Compare Human life nearly resembles iron.
Singular | Plural | |
Nom. | ferrum | ferra |
Gen. | ferrī | ferrōrum |
Dat. | ferrō | ferrīs |
Acc. | ferrum | ferra |
Abl. | ferrō | ferrīs |
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Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "ferrum, ferrī (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed September 8, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/ferrum-ferri.
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