fra

See also: Fra, FRA, frá, frå, fra-, and fra.

English

Etymology 1

From Italian frate. See friar.

Noun

fra

  1. brother; a title of a monk or friar
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Longfellow to this entry?)
    • 1908, Thomas Hughes, History of the Society of Jesus in North America
      The writer has spoken to his two companions, Fathers Eliseus and Elias, desiring them to go, if only to gather intelligence about those parts; but both are of one mind that the basis of operations, as laid down by Fra Simon, is not substantiated […]
    • 2000, Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass
      "She is in the hands of Mrs. Coulter," said Fra Pavel.

Etymology 2

Adverb

fra (not comparable)

  1. Archaic form of fro.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Shortening of frare

Noun

fra m (plural fres)

  1. brother

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fra/, [fʁ̥ɑ]
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  • Rhymes: -aːˀr

Preposition

fra

  1. from

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin frāter.

Noun

fra m

  1. brother

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin infra, which stems from Latin inferus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a

Preposition

fra

  1. between
  2. among
  3. in (expression of time)
    Vi sarò fra due minuti ― I'll be there in two minutes

Usage notes

There is no difference between tra and fra, but tra is often preferred before words starting with “fr” whereas fra is used before words starting with “tr”:

tra fratelli ― between brothers
fra treni ― between trains

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951

Anagrams

Etymology 2

Clipping of fratello

Noun

fra m (plural fri)

  1. (slang) bro, brother

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin infrā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fra/

Preposition

fra

  1. between
  2. among
  3. in (expression of time)

Synonyms

Middle English

Preposition

fra

  1. from

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse frá

Preposition

fra

  1. from

Derived terms

See also

References

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frawaz, whence also Old Norse frár (“swift”).

Adjective

frā

  1. glad

Declension


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