English

Proper noun

Fra

1. Short form of Francis.

Noun

Fra ‎(plural Fras)

1. a title for a Roman Catholic monk or friar; equivalent to Brother

Synonyms

• Fra.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ. Cognate with German Frau, Dutch vrouw, Icelandic frú, Danish frue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʀaː/
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

Fra f ‎(plural Fraen)

1. woman, lady
2. wife

English

Noun

fra

1. brother; a title of a monk or friar

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Longfellow to this entry?)

   • 2000, Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass

     "She is in the hands of Mrs. Coulter," said Fra Pavel.

Etymology 2

Adverb

fra ‎(not comparable)

1. Archaic form of fro.

Catalan

Etymology

Shortening of frare

Noun

fra m ‎(plural fres)

1. brother

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fra/, [fʁ̥ɑ]

Preposition

fra

1. from

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin frāter.

Noun

fra m

1. brother

Italian

Etymology

From Latin infra, which stems from Latin inferus.^[1]

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Preposition

fra

1. between
2. among
3. in (expression of time)

   Vi sarò fra due minuti - I'll be there in two minutes

Synonyms

• tra

Derived terms

• fra poco
• frattanto

References

1. ↑ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951

Anagrams

• far

Lojban

Rafsi

fra

1. rafsi of frati.

Middle English

Preposition

fra

1. from

Norwegian Bokmål

Preposition

fra

1. from

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• fro

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frawaz, whence also Old Norse frár ‎(“swift”).

Adjective

frā

1. glad

Declension