frände
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse frændi, fríandi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz. Compare Luxembourgish Frënd, Dutch vriend, Low German Fründ, West Frisian freon, English friend, Danish frænde, German Freund, Norwegian frende, Faroese frændi, Icelandic frændi, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]frände c
- (archaic) a relative
- a kinsman
- (figuratively, usually in compounds) a person one has affinity with (in some sense)
Declension
[edit]Declension of frände | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | frände | fränden | fränder | fränderna |
Genitive | frändes | frändens | fränders | frändernas |
Coordinate terms
[edit]- fränka (“kinswoman; female relative”)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- frände in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- frände in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- frände in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)