fred
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin frīgidus (“cold, cool, chilling”) (through a contracted Vulgar Latin or Late Latin form fridus, attested in a Pompeian inscription, or frigdus, fricdus, in the Appendix Probi; compare Occitan fred/freid/freg, French froid, Italian freddo, Spanish frío), from frīgeō, frīgēre (“be cold”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fred (feminine freda, masculine plural freds, feminine plural fredes)
Noun edit
fred m or f (plural freds)
Usage notes edit
- The feminine form of the noun is dialectal (Central, Nord). most likely derived from spanish.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “fred” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “fred”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “fred” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “fred” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Danish frith, from Old Norse friðr, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz, cognate with Swedish fred, frid, German Frieden, Dutch vrede.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fred c (singular definite freden, not used in plural form)
Declension edit
common gender |
Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fred | freden |
genitive | freds | fredens |
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fred
- imperative of frede
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fred” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse friðr, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fred m (definite singular freden)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “fred” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse friðr, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fred m (definite singular freden)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fred” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romansch edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin frīgidus (“cold, cool, chilling”) (through a contracted Vulgar Latin or Late Latin form fridus, attested in a Pompeian inscription, or frigdus, fricdus), from frīgeō, frīgēre (“be cold”).
Adjective edit
fred m (feminine singular freda, masculine plural freds, feminine plural fredas)
Synonyms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse friðr, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (cf. German Low German: Freed, Freden, as another possible influence).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fred c
Usage notes edit
Fred is peace as opposite of war or similar concrete conflicts. For peace as opposite to chaos, disturbance or anxiety the word frid is used.
Declension edit
Declension of fred | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fred | freden | freder | frederna |
Genitive | freds | fredens | freders | fredernas |
Derived terms edit
- arbetsfred
- freda
- fredlig
- fredlös
- fredlöshet
- fredning
- fredsaktivist
- fredsam
- fredsanbud
- fredsansträngning
- fredsapostel
- fredsappell
- fredsarbete
- fredsavtal
- fredsbevarande
- fredsbudskap
- fredsdemonstration
- fredsdomare
- fredsduva
- fredsengagemang
- fredsforskare
- fredsforskning
- fredsfot
- fredsfråga
- fredsfrämjande
- fredsförband
- fredsfördrag
- fredsförening
- fredsförhandlare
- fredsförhandling
- fredsförslag
- fredsinitiativ
- fredsinsats
- fredsinvit
- fredskalla
- fredskonferens
- fredskongress
- fredskrafter
- fredskår
- fredskårist
- fredskärlek
- fredsmarsch
- fredsmäklare
- fredsmöte
- fredsoffensiv
- fredsoperation
- fredsorganisation
- fredspipa
- fredsplan
- fredsplikt
- fredspolitik
- fredspolitiker
- fredspolitisk
- fredspris
- fredspristagare
- fredsprocess
- fredsrörelse
- fredssamtal
- fredsskapande
- fredsslut
- fredsstiftare
- fredssträvande
- fredsstyrka
- fredstid
- fredstida
- fredstillstånd
- fredstraktat
- fredstrevare
- fredsuppgörelse
- fredsvilja
- fredsvillkor
- fredsvän
- fredsvänlig
- fredsälskande
- fredsöverenskommelse
References edit
Anagrams edit
Volapük edit
Noun edit
fred (nominative plural freds)