Frisian

Meaning

Name

1. (specifically) A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
2. (specifically) A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
3. (specifically) A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.

Noun

1. A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to the region of Frisia (which is in the Netherlands, northern Germany, and southern Denmark).
2. A native or inhabitant of the Dutch province of Friesland.

Adj

1. Of, in or relating to the Frisian language or a Frisian language.
2. Of, from or relating to the region of Frisia: Either West Frisia (the Dutch province of Friesland); North Frisia (in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, near the Danish border); or East Frisia (in the German state of Lower Saxony, near the Dutch border).
3. Of or relating to people of Frisian descent.
4. (specifically) Of, from or relating to West Frisia, i.e. the Dutch province of Friesland

Synonyms

Western Frisian

Friesian

frieze

necking

gorgerin

Friesic

Translations

frison

Fries

frisone

Friesisch

frisó

frisón

frísio

frisão

frisio

Φριζιακά

Friese

Frison

frisonne

الفريزية

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹɪʒ.ən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Frisoun

Cognate with Old English: Frīsa

In summary

From Middle English Frisoun, taken from Old French frison (“a Frisian”), itself derived from Latin Frīsiī (“Frisians”). Displaced native Old English Frīsa (“a Frisian”); see the plural Frīsan for more.