frică

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek φρίκη (phríkē).

frică f

1. fear

• ạnfric

Probably from Ancient Greek φρίκη (phríkē) or more likely Byzantine Greek φρίκη (phríkē), but the presence of the word in Istro-Romanian indicates it was a very old borrowing. Compare Albanian frikë, also Aromanian fricã.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrikə/

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frică f (plural frici)

1. fear

   Synonym: teamă

• fricos
• înfrica

• “frică”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025