fressar
Catalan
editEtymology
editInherited from Vulgar Latin *frictiāre, from Latin fricāre (“to rub”). Cognate with Spanish frisar.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfressar (first-person singular present fresso, first-person singular preterite fressí, past participle fressat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (intransitive) to make a din
- (intransitive) to nibble (of silkworms)
- (intransitive) to leave behind tracks or traces (of game animals)
- (transitive) to wear (a path)
- Quan les persones es mouen per fressar un camí nou han d'afinar l'enginy.
- When people set out to blaze a new path, they have to sharpen their wits.
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of fressar (first conjugation)
infinitive | fressar | ||||||
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gerund | fressant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | fressat | fressada | |||||
plural | fressats | fressades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | fresso | fresses | fressa | fressem | fresseu | fressen | |
imperfect | fressava | fressaves | fressava | fressàvem | fressàveu | fressaven | |
future | fressaré | fressaràs | fressarà | fressarem | fressareu | fressaran | |
preterite | fressí | fressares | fressà | fressàrem | fressàreu | fressaren | |
conditional | fressaria | fressaries | fressaria | fressaríem | fressaríeu | fressarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | fressi | fressis | fressi | fressem | fresseu | fressin | |
imperfect | fressés | fressessis | fressés | fresséssim | fresséssiu | fressessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | fressa | fressi | fressem | fresseu | fressin | |
negative (no) | — | no fressis | no fressi | no fressem | no fresseu | no fressin |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “fressar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.