different between fra vs faa

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f???/

Etymology 1

From Italian frate. See friar.

Noun

fra

1. brother; a title of a monk or friar
   • 1884, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Michel Angelo

     Welcome, Fra Bernardino, to this house

Etymology 2

Adverb

fra (not comparable)

1. Archaic form of fro.

Anagrams

• 'arf, AFR, AFr., ARF, Afr., FAR, RAF, RFA, arf, far

Abinomn

Noun

fra

1. eagle

Catalan

Etymology

Shortening of frare

Noun

fra m (plural fres)

1. brother

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse frá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fra/, [f???]
• Rhymes: -a??r

Preposition

fra

1. from

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin fr?ter.

Noun

fra m

1. brother

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fra/
• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From Latin infra, which stems from Latin inferus.

Preposition

fra

1. between
2. among
3. in (expression of time)

Usage notes

• There is no difference between tra and fra, but tra is often preferred before words starting with “fr” whereas fra is used before words starting with “tr”:

Synonyms

• tra

Derived terms

• fra poco
• frattanto

References

Etymology 2

Clipping of fratello

Noun

fra m (plural fra)

1. (slang) bro, brother

Anagrams

• far

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin infr?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fra/

Preposition

fra

1. between
2. among
3. in (expression of time)

Synonyms

• tra

Middle English

Preposition

fra

1. from

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse frá

Preposition

fra

1. from

Derived terms

See also

• frå (Nynorsk)

References

• “fra” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• fr?

Etymology

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

Adjective

fr?

1. glad

Declension

Descendants

• Middle Low German: vrô
  • Plautdietsch: froo
  • ? Danish: fro

English

Noun

faa (plural faas)

1. The letter ? in the Arabic script.

Anagrams

• A.A.F., AAF, AFA

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• faahe

Etymology

From Old High German f?han, from Proto-Germanic *fanhan?. Compare German fahen, fangen, Dutch vangen, English fang, Icelandic fá.

Verb

faa

1. (Uri) to catch

Conjugation

Strong:

Mixed:

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 86.

Jamamadí

Noun

faa

1. (Banawá) water

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Middle English

Noun

faa

1. Alternative form of fo

Swahili

Etymology

Of Bantu origin.

Pronunciation

Verb

-faa (infinitive kufaa)

1. to fit
2. to be suitable or useful

   Synonym: halisi

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kifaa

Woleaian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *?pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *?pat, from Proto-Austronesian *S?pat.

Numeral

faa

1. four