fritte

See also: Fritte and fritté

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfʁidə]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German fret.

Noun

fritte c (singular definite fritten, plural indefinite fritter)

  1. a ferret (Mustela putorius furo)
Declension
Declension of fritte
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fritte fritten fritter fritterne
genitive frittes frittens fritters fritternes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse frétta. Related to German fragen.

Verb

fritte (imperative frit, infinitive at fritte, present tense fritter, past tense frittede, perfect tense frittet)

  1. curiously and persistently asking about a specific, secret or personal matter
    Synonym: udfritte
Conjugation
Conjugation of fritte
active passive
present fritter frittes
past frittede frittedes
infinitive fritte frittes
imperative frit
participle
present frittende
past frittet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund fritten

References

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁit/
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)
  • Homophones: frittent, frittes

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian fritta.

Noun

fritte f (plural frittes)

  1. frit (sintered polycrystalline unglazed material)
Descendants
  • English: frit
  • German: Fritte

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fritte

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

References

Italian

Participle

fritte f pl

  1. feminine plural of fritto

Adjective

fritte f pl

  1. feminine plural of fritto

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Italian friggere (fry, sizzle).

Noun

fritte m (definite singular fritten, indefinite plural fritter, definite plural frittene)

  1. french fry
  2. paste used to make frit porcelain
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • fritteporselen

Verb

fritte (present tense fritter, past tense fritta or frittet, past participle fritta or frittet)

  1. heat until sintering occurs

Etymology 2

From Old Norse frétta.

Verb

fritte (present tense fritter, past tense fritta or frittet, past participle fritta or frittet)

  1. inquire eagerly and persistently; attempt to elicit information from someone who is less than willing to provide it.
Usage notes

Used with the preposition ut (out) as in å fritte ut (to inquire eagerly and persistently)

Derived terms
  • fritte ut
  • utfritte
  • utfritting

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian friggere (fry, sizzle).

Noun

fritte m (definite singular fritten, indefinite plural frittar, definite plural frittane)

  1. paste used to make frit porcelain

Derived terms

  • fritteporselen

References