frana
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably from Vulgar Latin *fragina, from Latin frangere, frangō (“to break”).[1]
Noun edit
frana f (plural frane)
- landslide, landslip
- (figurative, by extension) a downfall of a stack of objects
- (figurative, by extension) a downfall; collapse; ruin
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
frana
- inflection of franare: