Fries
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The town was named after a prominent cotton-mill owner, Francis Henry Fries. The surname is converged from both Friesland and French friche (“fallow land”), found in Swiss French.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Fries
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fries”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 606.
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch Friese, but also Vriese, Vrese, from Old Dutch *Frieso, probably via Old Saxon *Frēso. Borrowed and re-borrowed, at varying times in history, from Old Frisian Frēsa, Frīsa (modern West Frisian Fries). Probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frisaz (“curly, frizzy”), named for their curly hair. Also compare Latin Frisii.
Initial v- is expected from natural development from Old Dutch, in which voicing of initial f- to v- occurs naturally. The modern form with f- is probably influenced by the Frisian endonym. However, the original voiced consonant is retained in the common surname de Vries.
Noun[edit]
Fries m (plural Friezen, diminutive Friesje n, feminine Friese)
- a Frisian, member of a Germanic people (both the modern people and the ancient Frisii); a speaker of one of the Frisian languages
- a West Frisian specifically; a speaker of the West Frisian language
- Short form for various names relating to Friesland or Frisians, such as the bovine race.
Usage notes[edit]
In the Netherlands, Fries most often refers implicitly to the Frisians with whom Dutch people are most familiar, the West Frisians. Note that the general meaning of Dutch West-Fries refers to the region in North Holland.
Alternative forms[edit]
- Vries (obsolete)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Fries + -s.
Adjective[edit]
Fries (comparative Frieser, superlative meest Fries or Friest)
- Frisian (any member of the Frisian people)
- West Frisian specifically (of the Frisian part of the Netherlands)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of Fries | ||||
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uninflected | Fries | |||
inflected | Friese | |||
comparative | Frieser | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | Fries | Frieser | het Friest het Frieste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | Friese | Friesere | Frieste |
n. sing. | Fries | Frieser | Frieste | |
plural | Friese | Friesere | Frieste | |
definite | Friese | Friesere | Frieste | |
partitive | Fries | Friesers | — |
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Proper noun[edit]
Fries n
- Frisian (any of the Frisian languages)
- specifically, West Frisian
Derived terms[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French frise, from an Upper Italian fris f.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Fries m (strong, genitive Frieses, plural Friese)
- frieze (sculptured or richly ornamented band)
Declension[edit]
Hyponyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Fries” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Fries” in Duden online
- “Fries” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
West Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Frisian Frīsa, Frēsa, probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frisaz (“curly, frizzy”), named for their curly hair.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Fries c (plural Friezen)
- Frisian person
Further reading[edit]
- “Fries (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
References[edit]
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
- * Markey, Thomas L. (1981): Frisians
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