frequenter
See also: fréquenter
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
frequenter (plural frequenters)
- A person who frequents; a regular visitor.
- a frequenter of nightclubs
- 1891, Thomas Hardy, chapter IV, in Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented […], volume I, London: James R[ipley] Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., […], →OCLC, phase the first (The Maiden), pages 40–41:
- In a large bedroom upstairs, the window of which was thickly curtained with a great woollen shawl lately discarded by the landlady, Mrs. Rolliver, were gathered on this evening nearly a dozen persons, all seeking vinous bliss; all old inhabitants of the nearer end of Marlott, and frequenters of this retreat.
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
frequenter
- (rare) comparative form of frequent: more frequent
- his visits became frequenter and frequenter
Synonyms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From frequēns (“repeated, frequent”).
Adverb edit
frequenter (comparative frequentius, superlative frequentissimē)
- often, frequently
- in great numbers
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “frequenter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “frequenter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- frequenter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
frequenter
Conjugation edit
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of frequenter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
Descendants edit
- → English: frequent
- French: fréquenter