fremde

See also: Fremde

German

Adjective

fremde

  1. inflection of fremd:
    1. strong and mixed nominative and accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative and accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine and neuter singular

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English fremde, from Proto-Germanic *framaþiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɛmd(ə)/, /ˈfrɛməd(ə)/, /ˈfrɛmpt(ə)/

Adjective

fremde

  1. foreign; overseas
  2. strange, unknown
  3. unrelated, unconnected
  4. hostile, alien, unkind

Descendants

References


Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *framaþjaz, from Proto-Germanic *fram- (related to from). Cognates include Old Saxon fremithi, Dutch vreemd, Old High German framadi (whence German fremd), and Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌸𐍃 (framaþs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfremde/

Adjective

fremde (comparative fremdra, superlative fremdost)

  1. foreign, strange

Declension

Weak Strong
case singular plural case singular plural
m n f m n f m n f
nominative fremda fremde fremde fremdan nom. fremde fremde fremdu fremde fremdu, -e fremda, -e
accusative fremdan fremde fremdan acc. fremdne fremde fremde fremde fremdu, -e fremda, -e
genitive fremdan fremdra, fremdena gen. fremdes fremdes fremdre fremdra
dative fremdan fremdum dat. fremdum fremdum fremdre fremdum
instrumental fremde

Descendants

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