fra
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Italian frate. See friar.
Noun[edit]
fra
- brother; a title of a monk or friar
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Longfellow to this entry?)
- 1908, Thomas Hughes, History of the Society of Jesus in North America:
- The writer has spoken to his two companions, Fathers Eliseus and Elias, desiring them to go, if only to gather intelligence about those parts; but both are of one mind that the basis of operations, as laid down by Fra Simon, is not substantiated […]
- 2000, Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass:
- "She is in the hands of Mrs. Coulter," said Fra Pavel.
Etymology 2[edit]
Adverb[edit]
fra (not comparable)
- Archaic form of fro.
Anagrams[edit]
Abinomn[edit]
Noun[edit]
fra
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Shortening of frare
Noun[edit]
fra m (plural fres)
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
fra
Istriot[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
fra m
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin infra, which stems from Latin inferus.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -a
Preposition[edit]
fra
Usage notes[edit]
There is no difference between tra and fra, but tra is often preferred before words starting with “fr” whereas fra is used before words starting with “tr”:
- tra fratelli ― between brothers
- fra treni ― between trains
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951
Anagrams[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
fra m (plural fra)
Ligurian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
fra
Synonyms[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Preposition[edit]
fra
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Preposition[edit]
fra
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from fra
See also[edit]
- frå (Nynorsk)
References[edit]
- “fra” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old Saxon[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *frawaz, whence also Old Norse frár (“swift”).
Adjective[edit]
frā
Declension[edit]
Declension of frā
Strong declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | frā | frāwe | frā | frāwu | frā | frāwe |
accusative | frāwana | frāwe | frā | frāwu | frāwa | frāwe |
genitive | frāwes | frāwarō | frāwes | frāwarō | frāwaro | frāwarō |
dative | frāwumu | frāwum | frāwumu | frāwum | frāwaro | frāwum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | frāwo | frāwu | frāwa | frāwu | frāwa | frāwu |
accusative | frāwun | frāwun | frāwa | frāwun | frāwun | frāwun |
genitive | frāwun | frāwonō | frāwun | frāwonō | frāwun | frāwonō |
dative | frāwun | frāwum | frāwun | frāwum | frāwun | frāwum |
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