Fries

== English == === Etymology === The town was named after a prominent cotton-mill owner, Francis Henry Fries. The surname is converged from both Friesland and French friche (“fallow land”), found in Swiss French. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɹiːz/ Rhymes: -iːz Homophones: frees, frieze === Proper noun === Fries A surname. A town in Virginia. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fries”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 606. === Anagrams === Fiser, fiers, fires, serif == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfris/ Hyphenation: Fries Rhymes: -is === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch Friese, but also Vriese, Vrese, from Old Dutch *Frieso, probably via Old Saxon *Frēso. Borrowed and re-borrowed, at varying times in history, from Old Frisian Frēsa, Frīsa (modern West Frisian Fries). Probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frisaz (“curly, frizzy”), named for their curly hair. Also compare Latin Frisii. Initial v- is expected from natural development from Old Dutch, in which voicing of initial f- to v- occurs naturally. The modern form with f- is probably influenced by the Frisian endonym. However, the original voiced consonant is retained in the common surname de Vries. ==== Noun ==== Fries m (plural Friezen, diminutive Friesje n, feminine Friese) a Frisian, member of a Germanic people (both the modern people and the ancient Frisii); a speaker of one of the Frisian languages a West Frisian specifically; a speaker of the West Frisian language Short form for various names relating to Friesland or Frisians, such as the bovine race. ===== Usage notes ===== In the Netherlands, Fries most often refers implicitly to the Frisians with whom Dutch people are most familiar, the West Frisians. Note that the general meaning of Dutch West-Fries refers to the region in North Holland. ===== Alternative forms ===== Vries (obsolete) ===== Derived terms ===== de Vries Friesland Vriezenveen === Etymology 2 === From Fries +‎ -s. ==== Adjective ==== Fries (comparative Frieser, superlative meest Fries or Friest) Frisian (any member of the Frisian people) West Frisian specifically (of the Frisian part of the Netherlands) ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== Friesch (obsolete) Vriesch (obsolete) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Proper noun ==== Fries n Frisian (any of the Frisian languages) specifically, West Frisian ===== Derived terms ===== == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French frise, from an Upper Italian fris f. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -iːs === Noun === Fries m (strong, genitive Frieses, plural Friese) frieze (sculptured or richly ornamented band) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== === Further reading === “Fries” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Fries” in Duden online “Fries” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. == West Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian Frīsa, Frēsa, probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frisaz (“curly, frizzy”), named for their curly hair. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /friə̯s/ === Noun === Fries c (plural Friezen) Frisian person ==== Further reading ==== “Fries (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011 === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Fries”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. * Markey, Thomas L. (1981): Frisians