frände
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse frændi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz. Compare Luxembourgish Frënd, Dutch vriend, Low German Fründ, West Frisian freon, English friend, Danish frænde, German Freund, Norwegian frende, Faroese frændi, Icelandic frændi, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frɛnˈdɛ/
Noun
frände c
- (archaic, family) relative
Declension
| Declension of frände | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fränd | fränden | fränder | fränderna |
| Genitive | fränds | frändens | fränders | frändernas |
References
- frände in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- frände in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.