fréi

See also: frei, Frei, freí, and -frei

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frei̯/, [fʀɜɪ̯]
    Rhymes: -ɜɪ

Etymology 1

From Middle High German vrüeje, vrüe, from Old High German fruoi, from Proto-West Germanic *frō(ī) (early). Cognate with German früh, Yiddish פֿרי (fri), Dutch vroeg.

Adjective

fréi (masculine fréien, neuter fréit, comparative méi fréi or fréier, superlative am fréisten)

  1. early
    Huel de fréien Zuch, dann hues de genuch Zäit.
    Take the early train, so you’ll have enough time.
Declension
Declension of fréi
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass si ass et ass si si(nn)
nominative /
accusative
attributive and/or after determiner fréien fréit
independent without determiner fréies fréier
dative after any declined word fréien fréier fréien fréien
as first declined word fréiem fréiem
Antonyms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German vrōwe, vrūge, vruo, from Old High German fruo, from Proto-West Germanic *frō (early).

Adverb

fréi

  1. early
    Méindes muss ech fréi opstoen.
    On Mondays I have to get up early.

Norman

Adjective

fréi m

  1. alternative form of fré