fratta

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Italian fratta (“thicket”), because the Alpine climate region of the Alps has many shrubs.

Noun

fratta f (plural fratten)

1. (Sette Comuni) An area which experiences the Alpine climate.

Declension

Declension of fratta – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	fratta	de	fratten
accusative	an	de	fratta	de	fratten
dative	anara	dar	fratten	in	fratten

References

• “fratta” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Italian

Etymology

Probably from Byzantine Greek φράκτη (phráktē, “hedge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrat.ta/
• Rhymes: -atta
• Hyphenation: fràt‧ta

Noun

fratta f (plural fratte)

1. thicket

Derived terms

• infrattare

Descendants

• → Cimbrian: fratta

Further reading

• fratta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana