fronde

== French == === Pronunciation === (France) IPA(key): /fʁɔ̃d/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin frondem (“leafage”). The dated sense is from Classical Latin, and attested since the fifteenth century; the other is from scientific Latin, due to Carolus Linnaeus, and attested since the eighteenth century. ==== Noun ==== fronde f (plural frondes) (dated, literary) foliage frond ===== Derived terms ===== frondaison === Etymology 2 === Ultimately from Latin funda (“sling, slingshot”), probably through a Vulgar Latin *fundula, and a contracted, metathesized derivative *flunda (compare Italian fionda). ==== Noun ==== fronde f (plural frondes) sling, slingshot (by extension) criticism, opposition Synonym: critique ===== Derived terms ===== frondeur ==== Verb ==== fronde inflection of fronder: first/third-person singular indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “fronde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === fonder, fondre, refond == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfron.de/ Rhymes: -onde Hyphenation: frón‧de === Noun === fronde f (plural frondi) obsolete form of fronda === Noun === fronde f plural of fronda == Latin == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfrɔn.dɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfrɔn.de] ==== Noun ==== fronde ablative singular of frōns (“leafy branch; foliage”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfrɔn.deː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfrɔn.de] ==== Verb ==== frondē second-person singular present active imperative of frondeō === References === "fronde", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin frondem (“leafy branch”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: fron‧de === Noun === fronde f (plural frondes) (botany) frond === Further reading === “fronde”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “fronde”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɾonde/ [ˈfɾõn̪.d̪e] Rhymes: -onde Syllabification: fron‧de === Noun === fronde m (plural frondes) alternative form of fronda === Further reading === “fronde”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025