fru
Danish edit
Etymology edit
A short form of frue (“mistress, lady, wife”). Titles tend to be shortened in a pretonic position in Danish, compare herre > hr. (“Mr.”), konge > kong (“King ...”), greve > grev (“Count ...”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fru (abbreviated fr., uninflected)
- (title) Mrs
Usage notes edit
- Used prefixed with a personal name, e.g. Kender De fru Pedersen? (Do you know Mrs Pedersen?").
- It is now used regardless of the marital status of the person, though frøken (“Ms.”) was earlier used when referring to an unmarried woman. In the present Danish language, it is unusual to refer to another person with a title and the last name, even in formal contexts.
Irish edit
Pronoun edit
fru (emphatic frusan)
- Alternative form of faru
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fru | fhru | bhfru |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fru”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Norn edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse frú, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Noun edit
fru f
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
fru (abbreviated fr.)
- Mrs (Used when addressing a married woman followed by her last name - or (usually on letters, etc.) even with her full name)
- God morgen, fru Hansen.
- Good morning, Mrs Hansen.
Related terms edit
References edit
- “fru” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fru f (abbreviated fr.)
- (indeclinable) Mrs (Used when addressing a married woman followed by her last name - or (usually on letters, etc.) even with her full name)
- God morgon, fru Hansen.
- Good morning, Mrs Hansen.
- (rare) alternative form of frue
References edit
- “fru” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
Preposition edit
fru
- Only used in the adverbial phrase wan fru wan (one by one).
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish frugha from Old Saxon frūa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fru c
- wife; married woman
- (dated) Mrs; title used before a married woman's surname
- Note: After the you-reform of the 1960's and 70's usage of the first name is seen as more proper, except under the most formal circumstances.
Declension edit
Declension of fru | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fru | frun | fruar | fruarna |
Genitive | frus | fruns | fruars | fruarnas |
Antonyms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- fru in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fru in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- fru in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)