frons

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin frōns (“the forehead, brow, front”). Doublet of front. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɹɒnz/ (General American) IPA(key): /fɹɑnz/ Rhymes: -ɒnz === Noun === frons (plural frontes) (anatomy) In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex. (entomology) The front part of the epicranium or head capsule of many insects; generally speaking, the area below or between the antennae and above the clypeus. Typically it lies between the genal or "cheek" areas on either side of the head. (entomology) (of Diptera) The postfrons. ==== Synonyms ==== forehead ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “frons”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “frons”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French fronce, from Old French fronce, from Frankish *hrunkja (“wrinkle”) from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, *hrunkitō (“fold, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (“to turn, bend”). The semantic narrowing to frowns on the forehead may be influenced by unrelated Latin frōns. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /frɔns/ Hyphenation: frons Rhymes: -ɔns === Noun === frons f (plural fronsen, diminutive fronsje n) a frown, a furrow of one's eyebrows or forehead Ze keek met een diepe frons naar het document. ― She looked at the document with a deep frown. Zijn frons gaf zijn verwarring aan. ― His frown indicated his confusion. Ik zag een kleine fronsje op haar voorhoofd. ― I saw a tiny furrow on her forehead. ==== Related terms ==== fronsen ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: frons == Latin == === Etymology 1 === Unknown. Per De Vaan, "no plausible etymology." Pokorny compares Irish braine (“prow, edge”), Old Norse brandr (“acroterium”)), deriving them from *bʰren- (“to project; edge”). De Vaan finds these proposed relationships to be unconvincing due to semantic difficulties. De Vaan suggests a possible derivation from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰron-t- (“side where the mouth is, front”), perhaps from a root *gʷʰren-, itself perhaps the source of Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰrendʰ-. If this scenario is accepted, the term could be related to Latin frendō. However, De Vaan concedes that this explanation is "speculative." ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfrõːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfrɔns] ==== Noun ==== frōns f or m (genitive frontis); third declension (literally): (anatomy) the forehead, brow, front Synonyms: ōs, vultus the brow or countenance as an indicator of the feelings Synonyms: vultus, faciēs (figuratively): as the mirror of a person's character or feelings (in particular) as expressing shame (transferred sense) a sense of modesty; decorum, decency (Late Latin) as expressing impudence, boldness Synonym: ōs (transferred sense): the outward appearance, external quality, look (as distinct from inward nature) Synonyms: faciēs, speciēs, forma, habitus prīmā fronte ― at first sight the forepart of anything; the front, facade (as opposed to back and sides) Antonyms: tergum, latus ā fronte, in fronte, in prīmā fronte, in frontem ― in front, to the fore (military) the front of an army or fleet in battle array (surveying, geography) frontage (the part facing the road, river, coastline), usually in ref. to its length the coastline; a projecting piece of coast the outer extremity or face, the outer or inner surface (eg. of a wall), the top or bottom end (of a trench), the broad side (of a rectangle) either of the flat ends of a papyrus scroll the exposed surface, outer side of anything ===== Inflection ===== Third-declension noun (i-stem). ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === Probably from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd- (“to bud”), and related to Proto-Germanic *breutaną (“to crush, break”). ==== Alternative forms ==== frōs frūns, frūs ==== Noun ==== frōns f (genitive frondis); third declension (literally) a leafy branch; foliage; greenery Hypernym: rāmus Near-synonym: folium (poetic) a garland made of leaves or twigs ===== Declension ===== Third-declension noun (i-stem). ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== === References === === Further reading === “frons” on page 810 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012) “frons”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “frons”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "frons", 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) “frons”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[3], London: Macmillan and Co.