frein

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fʁɛ̃/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Noun[edit]

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 langue ― frenulum linguae
    frein du prépuce ― frenulum preputii penis

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Descendants[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

Old French[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

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

Descendants[edit]

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