fra

See also Fra

English

Etymology 1

Italian, for 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?)

   • 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.

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fra/, [fʁ̥ɑ]

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Preposition

fra

1. from

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin infra, which stems from Latin inferus.

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

Synonyms

• tra

Derived terms

• fra poco
• frattanto

References

Anagrams

• far

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Lojban

Rafsi

fra

1. rafsi of frati.

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Middle English

Preposition

fra

1. from

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Norwegian Bokmål

Preposition

fra

1. from

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• fro

Etymology

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

Adjective

frā

1. glad

Declension

Declension of frā

Strong declension
	masculine		neuter		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	frā	frāwe	frā	frāwe	frā	frāwu
accusative	frāwan	frāwe	frā	frāwe	frāwa	frāwu
genitive	frāwes	frāwarō	frāwes	frāwarō	frāwaro	frāwarō
dative	frāwumu	frāwum	frāwumu	frāwum	frāwaro	frāwum
Weak declension
	masculine		neuter		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	frāwo	frāwu	frāwa	frāwu	frāwa	frāwu
accusative	frāwun	frāwun	frāwa	frāwun	frāwun	frāwun
genitive	frāwun	frāwonō	frāwun	frāwonō	frāwun	frāwonō
dative	frāwun	frāwum	frāwun	frāwum	frāwun	frāwum