fressar
Catalan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *frictiare, from Latin fricō (“I rub”). Cognate with Spanish frisar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /fɾəˈsa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /fɾeˈsaɾ/
Verb
fressar
- (intransitive) to make a din
- (intransitive) to nibble (of silkworms)
- (intransitive) to leave behind tracks or traces (of game animals)
- (transitive) to wear (a path)
- Quan les persones es mouen per fressar un camí nou han d'afinar l'enginy.
- When people set out to blaze a new path, they have to sharpen their wits.
Conjugation
Conjugation of fressar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | fressar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | fressant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | fressat | fressada | |||||
| plural | fressats | fressades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | fresso | fresses | fressa | fressem | fresseu | fressen | |
| imperfect | fressava | fressaves | fressava | fressàvem | fressàveu | fressaven | |
| future | fressaré | fressaràs | fressarà | fressarem | fressareu | fressaran | |
| preterite | fressí | fressares | fressà | fressàrem | fressàreu | fressaren | |
| conditional | fressaria | fressaries | fressaria | fressaríem | fressaríeu | fressarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | fressi | fressis | fressi | fressem | fresseu | fressin | |
| imperfect | fressés | fressessis | fressés | fresséssim | fresséssiu | fressessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | fressa | fressi | fressem | fresseu | fressin | ||
Derived terms
- fressa
Related terms
- fregar
Further reading
- “fressar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.