frivol
See also: frívol
English
editEtymology
editFrom French frivole, from Latin frīvolus (“trifling, worthless”).
Verb
editfrivol (third-person singular simple present frivols, present participle frivolling or frivoling, simple past and past participle frivolled or frivoled)
- (intransitive) To behave frivolously.
- (intransitive) To trifle.
Translations
edit(intransitive) To behave frivolously
|
Noun
editfrivol (plural frivols)
- An unserious person; a shallow person.
- An idle diversion or pastime; a frivolity.
Derived terms
editGerman
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French frivole, from Latin frīvolus.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfrivol (strong nominative masculine singular frivoler, comparative frivoler, superlative am frivolsten)
Declension
editPositive forms of frivol
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist frivol | sie ist frivol | es ist frivol | sie sind frivol | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | frivoler | frivole | frivoles | frivole |
genitive | frivolen | frivoler | frivolen | frivoler | |
dative | frivolem | frivoler | frivolem | frivolen | |
accusative | frivolen | frivole | frivoles | frivole | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der frivole | die frivole | das frivole | die frivolen |
genitive | des frivolen | der frivolen | des frivolen | der frivolen | |
dative | dem frivolen | der frivolen | dem frivolen | den frivolen | |
accusative | den frivolen | die frivole | das frivole | die frivolen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein frivoler | eine frivole | ein frivoles | (keine) frivolen |
genitive | eines frivolen | einer frivolen | eines frivolen | (keiner) frivolen | |
dative | einem frivolen | einer frivolen | einem frivolen | (keinen) frivolen | |
accusative | einen frivolen | eine frivole | ein frivoles | (keine) frivolen |
Comparative forms of frivol
Superlative forms of frivol
Related terms
editFurther reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editAdjective
editfrivol m or n (feminine singular frivolă, masculine plural frivoli, feminine and neuter plural frivole)
Declension
editDeclension of frivol
singular | plural | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | frivol | frivolă | frivoli | frivole | ||
definite | frivolul | frivola | frivolii | frivolele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | frivol | frivole | frivoli | frivole | ||
definite | frivolului | frivolei | frivolilor | frivolelor |
Related terms
editCategories:
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English lemmas
- English verbs
- English intransitive verbs
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- German terms borrowed from French
- German terms derived from French
- German terms derived from Latin
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German adjectives
- German terms with archaic senses
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian adjectives