-free

See also: free

English

Etymology

From Middle English -fre, -freo (as in scotfre, gauelfre, gafolfreo, etc.), from Old English -frēo ("free; free from"; as in scotfrēo, gafolfrēo), from Old English frēo (“free”). Compare Dutch -vrij (“-free”), German -frei (“-free”), Danish -fri (“-free”), Swedish -fri (“-free”), Norwegian -fri (“-free”). More at free.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-free

free from; devoid of; without

Derived terms

bilge-free
cell-free
class-free
content-free
cost-free
DRM-free
fault-free
license-free
pollution-free
post-free
royalty-free
rust-free
shot-free
side-effect-free

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Translations

See also translations of individual words formed from this combining form

free from; without

Dutch: -vrij
French: (before the word combined with) sans (fr)
German: -frei (de)
Hungarian: -mentes (hu), nélküli (hu)
Italian: (before the word combined with) senza (it)

Norwegian: -fri
Russian: без- (ru) (bez-), бес- (ru) (bes-) (before voiceless consonants)
Spanish: sin (es) (before the word combined with), libre de (before the word combined with)
Swedish: -fri (sv)
Turkish: -sız (tr), -siz (tr)

Anagrams

feer, fere, reef