ferla

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ferula. Doublet of fèrula, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfɛr.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfɛɾ.la]

Noun

ferla f (plural ferles)

1. (archaic, Balearic) giant fennel

Derived terms

• canyaferla

Further reading

• “ferla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: ferlas, ferlât

Verb

ferla

1. third-person singular past historic of ferler

Middle High German

Etymology

From Latin ferula.

Noun

ferla

1. staff, rod
2. rod used for punishment
3. scourge
4. bishop's staff, crosier

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• → Old Czech: berla, brla (dialectal)
  • Czech: berla, berle
  • → Old Polish: berła, perła, piorło
    • Polish: berło, barło, berła (Middle Polish)
      • → Kashubian: berło
    • Silesian: berło

References

• Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)