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Fru

Fru

See also: fru and frú

Plautdietsch

Alternative forms

  • Frü (originally Chortitza)

Noun

Fru f (plural Frues)

  1. (Molotschna) woman

fru

fru

See also: Fru and frú

Danish

Noun

fru (abbreviated fr.)

  1. Mrs, mistress

Lojban

Rafsi

fru

  1. rafsi of frumu.

Norwegian

Noun

fru (abbreviated fr.)

  1. Mrs; Used for adressing someone when followed by ther last name - or (usually on letters etc.) even with their full name.
    God morgen, fru Hansen. (Bokmål)
    God morgon, fru Hansen. (Nynorsk)
    Good morning, mrs Hansen.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse frú, frúa and frúva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frʉː/
  • Rhymes: -ʉː

Noun

fru c

  1. lady
  2. wife; married woman

Declension

Inflection of fru 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fru frun fruar fruarna
Genitive frus fruns fruars fruarnas

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