Fro

See also: fro, FRO, fró, frö, frø, and 'fro

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Froo, Fru, Fruu

Noun

Fro f (plural Froons or Froonslüüd)

1. woman (female human)
2. wife (Fro can be a short form for Ehfro)

Synonyms

• Frominsch
• Froonsminsch
• Frugensminsch
• Fruminsch
• Fruunsminsch
• Ollsch
• Oolsch

(wife):

• Ehfro
• Wief

Antonyms

• Mann
• Mannsminsch

(antonym(s) of “wife”):

• Ehmann

See also

• Deern
• Diern
• Ehlüüd
• Ehpoor
• Familie
• Jung
• Jungdeern
• Jungkeerl
• Keerl
• Kerl
• Kind
• Mensch
• Minsch
• Oll
• Ool
• Öllern

 

• Plautdietsch or Mennonite Low German: Fru (Frü)

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German frāga. Cognate with Hunsrik Froh, German Frage, Low German Fraag, Dutch vraag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʀo/, [fʀoː]
  • Rhymes: -oː

Noun

Fro f (plural Froen)

1. question

Derived terms

• Froebou

Related terms

• froen