frale

Italian

Alternative forms

• fraile (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin fragilis, probably through Old French fraile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfra.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: frà‧le

Adjective

frale (plural frali)

1. (poetic) frail

   Synonym: fragile

   • c. 1294, Dante Alighieri, La Vita Nuova [The New Life]‎^[1], Venice: Antonelli editrice, published 1865, page 9:

     l'anima era tutta data nel pensare di questa gentilissima, ond'io divenni in picciolo tempo poi di sì frale e debole condizione, che a molti amici pesava della mia vista

     My soul was focused in thinking about this fairest one, and shortly thereafter my condition became so fragile and weak that many of my friends had trouble watching it

Noun

frale m (plural frali)

1. (poetic) the human body

Further reading

• frale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• farle

Middle English

Noun

frale

1. Alternative form of frayel