fritte

See also: Fritte and fritté

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁit/
• Rhymes: -it

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• Homophones: frittent, frittes

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian fritta.

Noun

fritte f (plural frittes)

1. frit (sintered polycrystalline unglazed material)

Descendants

• → English: frit
• → German: Fritte

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fritte

1. inflection of fritter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• “fritte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Participle

fritte f pl

1. feminine plural of fritto

Adjective

fritte f pl

1. feminine plural of fritto

Anagrams

• fretti

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Italian friggere (“fry, sizzle”).

Noun

fritte m (definite singular fritten, indefinite plural fritter, definite plural frittene)

1. french fry
2. paste used to make frit porcelain

Synonyms

• (french fry): pommes frites

Derived terms

• fritteporselen

Related terms

• fritere
• frityr

Verb

fritte (present tense fritter, past tense fritta or frittet, past participle fritta or frittet)

1. heat until sintering occurs

Etymology 2

From Old Norse frétta.

Verb

fritte (present tense fritter, past tense fritta or frittet, past participle fritta or frittet)

1. inquire eagerly and persistently; attempt to elicit information from someone who is less than willing to provide it.

Usage notes

Used with the preposition ut (“out”) as in å fritte ut (to inquire eagerly and persistently)

Derived terms

• fritte ut
• utfritte
• utfritting

References

• “fritte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “fritte” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian friggere (“fry, sizzle”).

Noun

fritte m (definite singular fritten, indefinite plural frittar, definite plural frittane)

1. paste used to make frit porcelain

Derived terms

• fritteporselen

Related terms

• fritera/fritere
• frityr

References

• “fritte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.