fre

See also: fré and frè

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English French.

Symbol

fre

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for French.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of French terms

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin frēnum. Compare Romanian frâu.

Noun

fre m (plural frerë, definite freri, definite plural frerët)

  1. bridle
  2. constraint
  3. harness
  4. rein

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • fre”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin frēnum (compare Occitan fren, French frein, Spanish freno).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈfɾɛ]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈfɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfɾe]
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)

Noun

fre m (plural frens)

  1. brake
  2. (anatomy) frenulum
    Synonyms: tel de la llengua, fre de la llengua, fre lingual
  3. bit (part of a bridle)
    Synonym: mos

Derived terms

Further reading

Franco-Provençal

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrœ/

Noun

fre (Fribourgeois)

  1. alternative form of fromâjo (cheese)

References

  • fromage in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French frais.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɰe/

Adjective

fre

  1. chilly
  2. chilled
  3. cold
  4. fresh

Antonyms

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English frēo, from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz. Some forms are from friġ, an alternate Old English form.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fre (plural and weak singular fre, comparative frerre, superlative freest)

  1. Free, independent, unrestricted:
    1. Having the status of a freeman, not enslaved.
    2. Liberated from evil or damnation; redeemed.
    3. Free from a duty, tax, or obligation.
    4. Having free action or free will.
  2. Unobstructed, clear, useable.
  3. Charitable, generous, virtuous.

Antonyms

  • unfre

Descendants

  • English: free
  • Middle Scots: fre

References

Adverb

fre

  1. freely, lacking opposition
  2. With glee, enthusiastically

References

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English fre, freo, from Old English frēo (free), from Proto-West Germanic *frī, from Proto-Germanic *frijaz (beloved, not in bondage), from Proto-Indo-European *priHós (dear, beloved), from *preyH- (to love, to please).

Related to English friend. Cognate with West Frisian frij (free), Dutch vrij (free), Low German free (free), German frei (free), Friede (peace), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian fri (free), Sanskrit प्रिय (priyá).

Adjective

fre (comparative mair fre, superlative maist fre)

  1. free

Verb

fre (third-person singular simple present fres, present participle frein, simple past fret, past participle fret)

  1. to free

Swedish

Noun

fre

  1. abbreviation of fredag (Friday)

See also

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