frände
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse frændi, fríandi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz. Compare Luxembourgish Frënd, Dutch vriend, Low German Fründ, West Frisian freon, English friend, Danish frænde, German Freund, Norwegian frende, Faroese frændi, Icelandic frændi, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
frände c
- (archaic) a relative
- a kinsman
- (figuratively, usually in compounds) a person one has affinity with (in some sense)
Declension edit
Declension of frände | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | frände | fränden | fränder | fränderna |
Genitive | frändes | frändens | fränders | frändernas |
Coordinate terms edit
- fränka (“kinswoman; female relative”)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- frände in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- frände in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- frände in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)