fridu

See also: friðu

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfridu/
• Rhymes: -idu
• Syllabification: fri‧du

Verb

fridu

1. imperative of fridi

Old High German

Alternative forms

• frid

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *friþu, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz.

Noun

fridu m

1. peace

Declension

Protogermanic u-stem Declensions normally changed in Old High German to either i-stem or a-stem declensions, were sometimes the singular nominative and accusative still retained the final-u vowel.

Declension of fridu (masculine i-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	fridu	fridi
accusative	fridu	fridi
genitive	frides	frido
dative	fride	fridim, friden
instrumental	fridu	—

Declension of fridu (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	fridu	fridā, frida
accusative	fridu	fridā, frida
genitive	frides	frido
dative	fride	fridum
instrumental	fridu	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: vride, vrit
  • Cimbrian: friide
  • German: Friede, Frieden
  • Luxembourgish: Fridden
  • Yiddish: פֿרידן (fridn)

References

• Karg-Gasterstädt, Elisabeth; Frings, Theodor; et al., editors (1952–2022), “fridu”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, via Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig