frees

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɹiːz/
• Rhymes: -iːz
• Homophones: freeze, frieze

Verb

frees

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of free

Noun

frees

1. plural of free

Anagrams

• Frese, feres, reefs

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /freːs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: frees
• Rhymes: -eːs
• Homophone: vrees (many northern speakers)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Fräse, from French fraise.

Noun

frees f (plural frezen, diminutive freesje n)

1. milling cutter

Derived terms

• frezen

Further reading

• Frees (gereedschap) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

frees

1. inflection of frezen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “frees”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Luxembourgish

Verb

frees

1. second-person singular present indicative of froen

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• freese (Mooring)
• Freer (Sylt)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *friþuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [freːz]

Noun

frees m

1. (Föhr-Amrum) peace

Derived terms

• tufrees