frein

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French frein, from Latin frēnum n. Cognate with Portuguese freio and Spanish freno.

Cf. the borrowed freiner.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fʁɛ̃/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Noun

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frein m (plural freins)

  1. (chiefly obsolete) bit (equipment put in a horse's mouth)
    Synonym: mors
  2. brake (of a vehicle, etc.)
  3. (figuratively) restraint, reserve
  4. (anatomy) frenulum
    Synonym: filet
    frein de la languefrenulum linguae
    frein du prépucefrenulum preputii penis

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Khmer: ហ្វ្រ័ង (frang)
  • Ottoman Turkish: فرن (fren), فره‌ن (fren)
  • Vietnamese: phanh

Further reading

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Old French

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Noun

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frein oblique singularm (oblique plural freinz, nominative singular freinz, nominative plural frein)

  1. bit (equipment put in a horse's mouth)

Descendants

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