Masculine

vriend

Meaning

  1. (masculine) friend
  2. (masculine) boyfriend (romantic partner)
  3. (Suriname, colloquial, derogatory, masculine) idiot, asshole, loser

Concepts

friend
mate
🧉

fellow-thinker

buddy
comrade
acquaintance
boyfriend
lover
❤️
pal
partner
compeer
cobber
contact
coworker
crony
fan
fellow
buster
brother
👨‍👦
marra
marrow
amour
yaar
cow-orker
shill
sidekick
well-wisher
friendship
eme
bruv
puchito
colleague
companion
company
Synonyms

vriendin
A1
geestverwant

amice

medestander

compagnon
C2
maat
A2
makker
B2
🧉
vrind
vriendje
B1
vriendinnetje
C1
kameraad
C1
maatje
B1
minnaar
B2
❤️
kerel
A2
vrijer
C2
lief
A2

kloris

metgezel
C2
geliefde
B2
medemens
22k
baas
A1
broer
A1
👨‍👦
collega
B1
gabber
21k
gezellin
hulpje
C2
kennis
B1
kornuit
ambtgenoot
meisje
A1
neger
C1
partner
A2
vriendschap
B1
genoot
C1

slapie

stamgenoot
Translations

Freund
ami
amigo
amigo
amico
arkadaş
amic
amicus

φίλος

copain
Freundin
dost
amie
heval
Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vrint/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
vrient
Inherited from Old Dutch
friunt
In summary

From Middle Dutch vrient, from Old Dutch friunt, from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz. Related to the verb vrijen (“to make love; to be in a relationship”).

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