fru
Danish
Etymology
From frue (“mistress, lady, wife”), from late Old Norse frú, from Old Saxon frūa.
Pronunciation
Noun
fru (abbreviated fr.)
Irish
Pronoun
fru (emphatic frusan)
- Alternative form of faru
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fru | fhru | bhfru |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fru”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Norn
Etymology
From Old Norse frú, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Noun
fru f
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
fru (abbreviated fr.)
- Mrs (Used when addressing a married woman followed by her last name - or (usually on letters, etc.) even with her full name)
- God morgen, fru Hansen.
- Good morning, Mrs Hansen.
Related terms
References
- “fru” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
fru (abbreviated fr.)
- Mrs (Used when addressing a married woman followed by her last name - or (usually on letters, etc.) even with her full name)
- God morgon, fru Hansen.
- Good morning, Mrs Hansen.
Related terms
References
- “fru” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse frú, frúa and frúva.
Pronunciation
Noun
fru c
- lady
- wife; married woman
- (archaic) Mrs; title used before a married woman's surname
- Note: After the you-reform of the 1960's and 70's usage of the first name is seen as more proper, except under the most formal circumstances.
Declension
Declension of fru | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fru | frun | fruar | fruarna |
Genitive | frus | fruns | fruars | fruarnas |
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