different between fao vs fro

English

Preposition

fao

1. Abbreviation of for the attention of.. Used on an address or label, specifies an individual to whom the document should be delivered, usually put on when the address is of an organisation.

Anagrams

• Foa, OFA, oaf, of a

Venetian

Verb

fao

1. first-person singular present indicative of far

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [f???]
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophone: froe

Etymology 1

From Middle English fro, fra, from Old English fra (“from”), from Old Norse frá (“from”), from Proto-Germanic *fram (“from”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“forth, forward”). Cognate with Scots frae (“fro, from”), Icelandic frá (“from”). More at from.

Adverb

fro (not comparable)

1. (archaic) From; away; back or backward.

Usage notes

In modern English, used only in the set phrase to and fro (“back and forth”).

Derived terms

• froward
• to and fro
• enfroward

Etymology 2

Clipping of afro.

Alternative forms

• 'fro

Noun

fro (plural fros)

1. (slang) Clipping of afro (hairstyle).

Anagrams

• FOR, ORF, for, for-, orf

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fro??/, [?f??o?]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German vr? (“happy”), from Proto-Germanic *frawaz (“energetic”), cognate with German froh, Old Norse frár (“swift”).

Adjective

fro

1. happy, carefree

Derived terms

• skadefro

References

• “fro” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “fro,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German vr? (“early”, adverb), from Proto-Germanic *fr?waz (“early”), cognate with German früh, Dutch vroeg.

Adverb

fro

1. (obsolete) early

   Synonyms: tidligt, årle

   • 1747, Speculum vitæ aulicæ, eller den fordanskede Reynike Fosz, p.234

Derived terms

• frokost
• fromesse
• froprædiken

References

• “fro,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Luxembourgish

Verb

fro

1. second-person singular imperative of froen

Middle English

Adverb

fro

1. from
   • 14^th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale

     That if I might skapen fro prisoun

     That if I can escape from prison

Norman

Alternative forms

• froc (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French froc (“frock, a monk's gown or habit”), from Frankish *hrokk (“robe, tunic”), from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz (“robe, garment, cowl”), variant of *rukkaz (“upper garment, smock, shirt”), from Proto-Indo-European *rug(')- (“upper clothes, shirt”).

Pronunciation

• (Jersey)

Noun

fro m (plural frocs)

1. (Jersey, Guernsey) dress

Synonyms

• robe

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• fra

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frawaz, whence also Old Norse frár (“swift”).

Adjective

fr? (comparative fr?woro, superlative fr?wost)

1. glad

Declension

Welsh

Noun

fro

1. Soft mutation of bro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vro?/

Mutation