fressar

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *frictiare, from Latin fricō (“I rub”). Cognate with Spanish frisar.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /fɾəˈsa/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /fɾeˈsaɾ/

Verb

fressar

(intransitive) to make a din
(intransitive) to nibble (of silkworms)
(intransitive) to leave behind tracks or traces (of game animals)
(transitive) to wear (a path)
Quan les persones es mouen per fressar un camí nou han d'afinar l'enginy.
When people set out to blaze a new path, they have to sharpen their wits.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fressar (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			fressar
present participle			fressant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		fressat		fressada
		plural		fressats		fressades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	fresso	fresses	fressa	fressem	fresseu	fressen
	imperfect	fressava	fressaves	fressava	fressàvem	fressàveu	fressaven
	future	fressaré	fressaràs	fressarà	fressarem	fressareu	fressaran
	preterite	fressí	fressares	fressà	fressàrem	fressàreu	fressaren
	conditional	fressaria	fressaries	fressaria	fressaríem	fressaríeu	fressarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	fressi	fressis	fressi	fressem	fresseu	fressin
	imperfect	fressés	fressessis	fressés	fresséssim	fresséssiu	fressessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
imperative		—	fressa	fressi	fressem	fresseu	fressin

Derived terms

fressa

Related terms

fregar

Further reading

“fressar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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