fratta

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Cimbrian

Etymology

From Italian fratta (thicket), because the Alpine climate region of the Alps has many shrubs.

Noun

fratta f (plural fratten)

  1. (Sette Comuni) An area which experiences the Alpine climate.

Declension

References

  • “fratta” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Italian

Etymology

Probably from Byzantine Greek φράκτη (phráktē, hedge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrat.ta/
  • Rhymes: -atta
  • Hyphenation: fràt‧ta

Noun

fratta f (plural fratte)

  1. thicket

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Cimbrian: fratta

Further reading

  • fratta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana