frange

See also: frangé, and frânge

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathesis of Late Latin fimbria, from Latin fimbriae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁɑ̃ʒ/

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Noun

frange f (plural franges)

1. fringe

Descendants

• → Catalan: franja
• → Italian: frangia
• → Portuguese: franja
• → Spanish: franja

Verb

frange

1. inflection of franger:
   1. first-person singular/third-person singular present indicative/present subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “frange”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfran.d͡ʒe/
• Rhymes: -andʒe
• Hyphenation: fràn‧ge

Noun

frange f

1. plural of frangia

Verb

frange

1. third-person singular present indicative of frangere

Anagrams

• fregna

Latin

Verb

frange

1. second-person singular present active imperative of frangō

Norman

Etymology

From Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathesis of Late Latin fimbria, singular of Latin fimbriae (“fibers, threads, fringe”).

Noun

frange f (plural franges)

1. (Jersey) fringe

Spanish

Verb

frange

1. inflection of frangir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative