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Frisian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɹɪʒ.ən/
• /ˈfɹɪz.i.ən/
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈfɹiː.ʒən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English Frisoun, taken from Old French frison (“a Frisian”), itself derived from Latin Frīsiī (“Frisians”). Displaced native Old English Frīsa (“a Frisian”) whence modern English Frise; see the plural Frīsan for more.

Meanings

1. Of, in or relating to the Frisian language or a Frisian language.
   • Because the instruction manual was Frisian, Yves couldn't read it.
2. Of, from or relating to the region of Frisia: Either West Frisia (the Dutch province of Friesland); North Frisia (in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, near the Danish border); or East Frisia (in the German state of Lower Saxony, near the Dutch border).
3. Of or relating to people of Frisian descent.
4. (specifically) Of, from or relating to West Frisia, i.e. the Dutch province of Friesland

Forms

Deriveds

Frisianize · Frisian water dog

Translations (84)

fr frisonne (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · sv frisisk (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · fr frison (of or in the or a Frisian language) · gv Freeshlannagh (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · fr frison (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · ast frisón (of or in the or a Frisian language) · fr frisonne (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · de friesisch (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · hy ֆրիզյան (of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland) · ca frisó (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · ru фри́зский (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · ca frisó (of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland) · fr frisonne (of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland) · ca frisó (of or in the or a Frisian language) · pl fryzyjski (of or in the or a Frisian language) · da frisisk (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · nl Fries (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · fr frison (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · nl Fries (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · nl Fries (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · ru фри́зский (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · ang Frīsisċ (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · is frísneskur (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · et friisikeele (of or in the or a Frisian language) · fo frísiskur (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · ca frisó (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · sv frisiskspråkig (of or in the or a Frisian language) · pl fryzyjski (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · fi friisinkielinen (of or in the or a Frisian language) · hu fríz (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · is frísneskur (of or in the or a Frisian language) · is frísneskur (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · wym fryzyś (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · fi friisiläinen (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · da frisisk (of or in the or a Frisian language) · de friesisch (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · pl fryzyjski (of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland) · sv frisisk (of or in the or a Frisian language) · et Friisimaa (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · fr frison (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · fi friisiläinen (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · ast frisón (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · hu fríz (of or in the or a Frisian language) · sv frisländsk (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · da frisisk (of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland) · fi friisiläinen (of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland) · is frísneskur (of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland) · fr frisonne (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · nl Fries (of or in the or a Frisian language) · et friislase (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · sv frisisk (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · ru фри́зский (of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland) · is frísneskur (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · wym fryzyś (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · ca frisó (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · ast frisón (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · fo frísiskur (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · fo frísiskur (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · sv frisisk (of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland) · ast frisón (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · et friisimaalase (of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland) · hy ֆրիզյան (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · nl Fries (of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland) · hy ֆրիզյան (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · pl fryzyjski (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · fr frison (of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland) · ang Frīsisċ (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · ru фри́зский (of or in the or a Frisian language) · ast frisón (of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland) · da frisisk (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · fo frísiskur (of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland) · fr frisonne (of or in the or a Frisian language) · pl fryzyjski (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · nl Frieslands (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · fo frísiskur (of or in the or a Frisian language) · sv frisisk (of or relating to the people of Frisia) · hy ֆրիզյան (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · gv Freeshlannagh (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · sv frisländsk (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland) · fi friisiläinen (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · de friesisch (of or in the or a Frisian language) · da frisisk (of or relating to the region of Frisia) · ang Frīsisċ (of or in the or a Frisian language) · ru фри́зский (of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland)

Frisian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɹɪʒ.ən/
• /ˈfɹɪz.i.ən/
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈfɹiː.ʒən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English Frisoun, taken from Old French frison (“a Frisian”), itself derived from Latin Frīsiī (“Frisians”). Displaced native Old English Frīsa (“a Frisian”) whence modern English Frise; see the plural Frīsan for more.

Meanings

1. A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to the region of Frisia (which is in the Netherlands, northern Germany, and southern Denmark).
   • King Hygelac of the Geats had been struck down by one might swipe of the foemen, the Frisians. 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 41:
2. A native or inhabitant of the Dutch province of Friesland.

Forms

Translations (53)

nb friser (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · et friisimaalane (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · da friser (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · cmn 弗里西亞人 (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · ka ფრიზიელი (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · pl Fryzyjka (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · ru фриз (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · es frisona (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · fi friisiläinen (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · hy ֆրիզ (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · hy ֆրիզ (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · ca frisona (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · ast frisón (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · pt frísio (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · gv Freeshlannagh (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · is Fríslendingur (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · ast frisón (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · it frisone (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · nl Fries (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · pt frísio (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · ru фриз (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · nl Friezin (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · fr Frison (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · cs Frís (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · gv Freeshlannagh (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · de Friese (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · es frisón (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · ang Frīsa (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · sv frisiska (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · ast frisona (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · pl Fryzyjka (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · pl Fryz (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · fr Frisonne (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · sv fris (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · fo frísi (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · pl Fryz (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · pt frisão (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · sv frisländare (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · ca frisó (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · ast frisona (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · sv fris (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · fy Frysk (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · is Frísi (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · fi friisi (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · ka ფრიზი (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · eo friso (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · ka ფრიზი (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · et friislane (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · hu fríz (member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia) · da friser (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · ca frisona (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · ca frisó (person from the Dutch province of Friesland) · sv frisiska (person from the Dutch province of Friesland)

Frisian en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɹɪʒ.ən/
• /ˈfɹɪz.i.ən/
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈfɹiː.ʒən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English Frisoun, taken from Old French frison (“a Frisian”), itself derived from Latin Frīsiī (“Frisians”). Displaced native Old English Frīsa (“a Frisian”) whence modern English Frise; see the plural Frīsan for more.

Meanings

1. (specifically) A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. ▸ The West Frisian (or Western Frisian) lect, spoken in the northern Netherlands.
   • This means that full competence in both Frisian and Dutch (ie understanding, speaking, reading and writing ability) is aimed at all pupils in the province, whether they speak Frisian or Dutch at home. 2000, Jasone Cenoz, Ulrike Jessner, English in Europe: the acquisition of a third language, page 223:
   • Many Frisians speak Frisian at home and Dutch at work. 2005, Pat Seward, Sunandini Arora Lal, Netherlands, page 89:
   • In the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands, a high percentage of the population, about 350000, speak Frisian as their first language. 1998, Colin Baker, Sylvia Prys Jones, Encyclopedia of bilingualism and bilingual education, page 405:
2. (specifically) A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. ▸ Saterland Frisian, the last surviving dialect of the East Frisian lect, spoken in Northern Germany close to the Dutch border.
3. (specifically) A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. ▸ The North Frisian lect, spoken in northwestern Schleswig-Holstein in Germany.

Forms

Relateds

Old Frisian · Middle Frisian

Translations (42)

frr freesk (the Frisian language group) · ang Frīsisċ (the Frisian language group) · es frisón (the Frisian language group) · fi friisin kieli (the Frisian language group) · ca frisó (the Frisian language group) · hu fríz (the Frisian language group) · uk фризька (the Frisian language group) · nl Fries (the Frisian language group) · tr Frizce (the Frisian language group) · chr ᏈᏥᎵ (the Frisian language group) · fi friisi (the Frisian language group) · it frisone (the Frisian language group) · frr friisk (the Frisian language group) · ru фри́зский (the Frisian language group) · fo frísiskt (the Frisian language group) · da frisisk (the Frisian language group) · sv frisiska (the Frisian language group) · ja フリース語 (the Frisian language group) · et friisi keel (the Frisian language group) · fy Frysk (the Frisian language group) · ja フリジア語 (the Frisian language group) · is frísneska (the Frisian language group) · de Friesisch (the Frisian language group) · wym fryzyś (the Frisian language group) · be фры́зская (the Frisian language group) · gv Freeshlannish (the Frisian language group) · fr frison (the Frisian language group) · frr frasch (the Frisian language group) · eo frisa lingvaro (the Frisian language group) · hy ֆրիզերեն (the Frisian language group) · stq Fräisch (the Frisian language group) · be фры́зская мо́ва (the Frisian language group) · ka ფრიზიული (the Frisian language group) · gl frisón (the Frisian language group) · nv Fwíízhin Dineʼé bizaad (the Frisian language group) · cs fríské jazyky (the Frisian language group) · pt frisão (the Frisian language group) · pl język fryzyjski (the Frisian language group) · cmn 弗里西亞語 /弗里西亚语 (the Frisian language group) · ast frisón (the Frisian language group) · pt frísio (the Frisian language group) · frr fresk (the Frisian language group)