fräs
Swedish
editEtymology 1
editDeverbal from fräsa. Compare Old Norse fræs.
Noun
editfräs n
- sound (somewhat) like water hitting something red-hot; sizzling, hissing
- fräset från baconet och katten
- the sizzling of the bacon and the hissing of the cat
- (colloquial) speed or intensity, oomph
- Båten kom farandes i full fräs
- The boat came speeding at full throttle
- Ha i lite chili för att få fräs på soppan
- Add some chili to give oomph to the soup
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | fräs | fräss |
definite | fräset | fräsets | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Derived terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editShortened from the noun fräsmaskin (“milling machine”), from French fraise (“milling cutter”), originally "something curly."
Noun
editfräs c
- a mill, a milling machine, a cutter (for metalworking)
- a tiller, a cultivator, clipping of jordfräs.
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | fräs | fräs |
definite | fräsen | fräsens | |
plural | indefinite | fräsar | fräsars |
definite | fräsarna | fräsarnas |
Related terms
editVerb
editfräs
- imperative of fräsa
References
edit- fräs in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fräs in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- fräs in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)