frégate

See also: fregate

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fregata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁe.ɡat/

Noun

frégate f (plural frégates)

1. (nautical) frigate (a number of different classes of ships)
2. frigatebird

Verb

frégate

1. first-person singular present indicative of frégater
2. third-person singular present indicative of frégater
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of frégater
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of frégater
5. second-person singular imperative of frégater

Further reading

• “frégate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

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Noun

frégate f (plural frégates)

1. (Jersey, nautical) frigate

Derived terms

• frégatîn (“sailor”)