"fer" meaning in French

See fer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-fer.ogg Forms: fers [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French fer, from Old French fer, from Latin ferrum. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|fer|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French fer, {{inh+|fr|frm|fer}} Inherited from Middle French fer, {{inh|fr|fro|fer}} Old French fer, {{inh|fr|la|ferrum}} Latin ferrum Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} fer m (plural fers)
  1. iron Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fer-fr-noun-BOnA24fn
  2. shoe (for horse); steel tip Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fer-fr-noun-kD2r0OOo
  3. (golf) iron Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Golf, Chemical elements, Metals
    Sense id: en-fer-fr-noun-BOnA24fn1 Disambiguation of Chemical elements: 6 6 67 6 14 Disambiguation of Metals: 5 5 60 5 24 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 78 4 13 Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. iron (appliance) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fer-fr-noun-EL3fr5bn
  5. (in the plural, archaic) irons, fetters Tags: archaic, in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-fer-fr-noun-uC44fmJc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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