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Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin frīctae, plural of frīcta, feminine of frīctus.
Noun
frete (fpl)
- (in the plural) pancakes
Galician
Etymology 1
Attested since 1433 (the derived verb fretar since the 13th century). Borrowing from Old French fret, from Middle Dutch vrecht (“cost of transport”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fra- (intensive prefix) + *aihtiz (“possession”). Cognate with Portuguese frete and Spanish flete.
Pronunciation
Noun
frete m (plural fretes)
- charge (demand of payment in exchange for the transportation of goods or services)
- freight, cargo
- 1433, Á. Rodríguez González & J. Armas Castro (eds.), Minutario notarial de Pontevedra (1433-1435). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 36:
do dia que aqui chegar a XV dias sea descargado et pago de seu frete- in 15 days since the day that it here arrives it must be unloaded and paid for its freight
- Synonym: carga
- charter (temporary hiring of a vehicle for transportation of freight)
Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “fretar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fret”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “frete”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “frete”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Etymology 2
Verb
frete
- inflection of fretar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Latin
Adjective
frēte
- vocative masculine singular of frētus
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
frete
- alternative form of fret (“ring, loop”)
Etymology 2
Verb
frete
- alternative form of freten (“to eat”)
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
frete
- inflection of fretan:
- first-person singular present indicative
- singular present subjunctive
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
- Hyphenation: fre‧te
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French fret.
Noun
frete m (plural fretes)
- freight
- shipping (charge)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
frete
- inflection of fretar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
References
Spanish
Noun
frete m (plural fretes)
- (heraldry) fret
Verb
frete
- inflection of fretar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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