frana

See also: frâna, frână, and Fráňa

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfra.na/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: frà‧na

Etymology 1

Probably from Vulgar Latin *fragina, from Latin frangere, frangō (“to break”).

Noun

frana f (plural frane)

1. landslide, landslip
2. (figurative, by extension) a downfall of a stack of objects
3. (figurative, by extension) a downfall; collapse; ruin

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

frana

1. inflection of franare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative