frec
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- frecu
Etymology
From Latin fricō. Compare Daco-Romanian freca, frec.
Verb
frec (past participle fricatã)
- I rub.
Related terms
- fricari/fricare
- fricat
- fricãturã
Catalan
Etymology
Deverbal from fregar, from Latin fricāre, present active infinitive of fricō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈfɾək/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈfɾɛk/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈfɾek/
Noun
frec m (plural frecs)
- rub; rubbing
Derived terms
- frec a frec
Related terms
- fregar
Further reading
- “frec” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “frec”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “frec” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Old English
Alternative forms
- fræc
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *frek, akin to Old Norse frekr (Danish fræk), Old High German freh (German frech), Gothic *𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*friks), (attested in 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (faihufriks)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frek/
Adjective
frec
- greedy, bold
Declension
Declension of frec — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | frec | frecu, freco | frec |
| Accusative | frecne | frece | frec |
| Genitive | freces | frecre | freces |
| Dative | frecum | frecre | frecum |
| Instrumental | frece | frecre | frece |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | frece | freca, frece | frecu, freco |
| Accusative | frece | freca, frece | frecu, freco |
| Genitive | frecra | frecra | frecra |
| Dative | frecum | frecum | frecum |
| Instrumental | frecum | frecum | frecum |
Declension of frec — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | freca | frece | frece |
| Accusative | frecan | frecan | frece |
| Genitive | frecan | frecan | frecan |
| Dative | frecan | frecan | frecan |
| Instrumental | frecan | frecan | frecan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | frecan | frecan | frecan |
| Accusative | frecan | frecan | frecan |
| Genitive | frecra, frecena | frecra, frecena | frecra, frecena |
| Dative | frecum | frecum | frecum |
| Instrumental | frecum | frecum | frecum |
Derived terms
- freca
- wodfrec
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [frek]
Verb
frec
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of freca