Freund

Czech

Proper noun

Freund

1. a surname

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz (“lover, friend”), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *prēy-, *prāy- (“to like, love”). Compare Luxembourgish Frënd, Dutch vriend, Low German Fründ, West Frisian freon, English friend, Danish frænde, Swedish frände, Norwegian frende, Faroese frændi, Icelandic frændi, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɔʏ̯nt/, [fʁɔʏ̯nt]

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Noun

Freund m (genitive Freundes or Freunds, plural Freunde, feminine Freundin)

1. friend

   Lass uns Freunde bleiben.

   Let’s stay friends.

2. boyfriend

   Hast du einen Freund?

   Do you have a boyfriend?

3. (obsolete) blood relative (in the sense of a person that is or should be one’s friend by nature)

Usage notes

• Freund (and Freundin) may refer to either a platonic friend or a romantic partner. When used in the singular with a possessive (mein Freund, ihr Freund, etc.), the word usually has a romantic implication, unless the context suggests otherwise.
• Most derived terms, such as befreundet or Freundschaft, are restricted to the platonic sense, however.

Derived terms

• anfreunden
• befreunden, befreundet
• Blutsfreund
• Brieffreund
• Busenfreund
• entfreunden
• freundlich
• Freundschaft

Further reading

• “Freund” in Duden online