"ferry" meaning in French

See ferry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɛ.ʁi/, /fe.ʁi/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-ferry.wav Forms: ferries [plural], ferrys [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English ferry. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|ferry}} Borrowed from English ferry Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|ferries,+}} ferry m (plural ferries or ferrys)
  1. ferry Tags: masculine Derived forms: car-ferry

Inflected forms

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        "2": "en",
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English ferry.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ferries",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferrys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "m",
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      },
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      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Watercraft",
          "orig": "fr:Watercraft",
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        }
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        {
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        }
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/fɛ.ʁi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fe.ʁi/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English ferry",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English ferry.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferrys",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "French entries with incorrect language header",
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        "French nouns with multiple plurals",
        "French terms borrowed from English",
        "French terms derived from English",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
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      ],
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        "ferry"
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɛ.ʁi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fe.ʁi/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "ferry"
}

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