el
masculine
/ferokaˈril/
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Translation
railway
Word origin
A compound of hierro ('iron', from Latin ferrum) and carril ('track, lane'). Literally an 'iron track', mirroring English 'railway'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ferrum plus carril
- English cognates
- ferrous, ferric
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralferrocarriles
Examples
une .
The railway links the two main cities.
muchos .
He worked for many years on the railway.
Construyeron .
They built a new railway in the north.
¿ capital?
What time does the train to the capital leave?
economía .
The railway transformed the region's economy.
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