Fähre

See also: fahre

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vere, from Old High German *fera, from Proto-Germanic *farjǭ (“ferry”), derived from *farjaną (“to bring, carry”), the causative form of *faraną (“to travel”), whence German fahren. Akin to Dutch veer, English ferry, Danish færge and Swedish färja.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛːrə/, [ˈfɛː.ʁə], [ˈfeː-], [-ɾə]
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  • Hyphenation: Fäh‧re
  • Homophone: faire

Noun

Fähre f (genitive Fähre, plural Fähren)

  1. ferry

Declension
Declension of Fähre [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fähre die Fähren
genitive einer der Fähre der Fähren
dative einer der Fähre den Fähren
accusative eine die Fähre die Fähren

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Fähre” in Duden online
  • “Fähre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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