frein

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French frein, from Latin frēnum n. Cognate with Portuguese freio and Spanish freno. Cf. the borrowed freiner. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʁɛ̃/ Rhymes: -ɛ̃ === Noun === frein m (plural freins) (chiefly obsolete) bit (equipment put in a horse's mouth) Synonym: mors brake (of a vehicle, etc.) (figuratively) restraint, reserve (anatomy) frenulum Synonym: filet frein de la langue ― frenulum linguae frein du prépuce ― frenulum preputii penis ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== refréner ==== Descendants ==== → Khmer: ហ្វ្រ័ង (frang) → Ottoman Turkish: فرن (fren), فره‌ن (fren)Turkish: fren → Vietnamese: phanh === Further reading === “frein”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Alternative forms === frain === Etymology === From Latin frenum. === Noun === frein oblique singular, m (oblique plural freinz, nominative singular freinz, nominative plural frein) bit (equipment put in a horse's mouth) ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: frein m French: frein m (see there for further descendants)