fräs
Swedish
Etymology 1
Deverbal from fräsa. Compare Old Norse fræs.
Noun
fräs n
- sound (somewhat) like water hitting something red-hot; sizzling, hissing
- fräset från baconet och katten
- the sizzling of the bacon and the hissing of the cat
- (colloquial) speed or intensity, oomph
- Båten kom farandes i full fräs
- The boat came speeding at full throttle
- Ha i lite chili för att få fräs på soppan
- Add some chili to give oomph to the soup
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fräs | fräss |
| definite | fräset | fräsets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Shortened from the noun fräsmaskin (“milling machine”), from French fraise (“milling cutter”), originally "something curly."
Noun
fräs c
- a mill (milling machine); a mill (milling cutter) (for metalworking)
- clipping of jordfräs (“tiller, cultivator”)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fräs | fräs |
| definite | fräsen | fräsens | |
| plural | indefinite | fräsar | fräsars |
| definite | fräsarna | fräsarnas |
Related terms
Verb
fräs
- imperative of fräsa
References
- fräs in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fräs in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- fräs in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)