friso

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See also: frisó

Catalan

Verb

friso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of frisar

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From French frise.

Noun

friso (accusative singular frison, plural frisoj, accusative plural frisojn)

  1. (architecture) frieze

Etymology 2

From Dutch Fries, French Frison, German Friese, all from West Frisian Fries.

Noun

friso (accusative singular frison, plural frisoj, accusative plural frisojn)

  1. A Frisian person
Related terms

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfri.zo/
  • Rhymes: -izo
  • Hyphenation: frì‧so

Etymology 1

Deverbal from frisare +‎ -o.

Noun

friso m (plural frisi)

  1. graze, grazing (act of rubbing or touching lightly the surface of in passing)

Further reading

  • friso1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

friso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of frisare

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: fri‧so

Etymology 1

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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From Middle French and Old French frise.

Noun

friso m (plural frisos)

  1. (architecture) frieze

Etymology 2

Verb

friso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of frisar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾiso/
  • Rhymes: -iso
  • Syllabification: fri‧so

Etymology 1

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Borrowed from Middle French and Old French frise, probably related to friser (to curl).

Noun

friso m (plural frisos)

  1. (architecture) frieze

Etymology 2

Verb

friso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of frisar

Further reading

  • friso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN