fressar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *frictiāre, from Latin fricāre (“to rub”). Cognate with Spanish frisar.

Pronunciation

Verb

fressar (first-person singular present fresso, first-person singular preterite fressí, past participle fressat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (intransitive) to make a din
  2. (intransitive) to nibble (of silkworms)
  3. (intransitive) to leave behind tracks or traces (of game animals)
  4. (transitive) to wear (a path)
    Quan les persones es mouen per fressar un camí nou han d'​afinar l'enginy.
    When people set out to blaze a new path, they have to sharpen their wits.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of fressar (first conjugation)
infinitive fressar
gerund fressant
past participle masculine feminine
singular fressat fressada
plural fressats fressades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present fresso fresses fressa fressem fresseu fressen
imperfect fressava fressaves fressava fressàvem fressàveu fressaven
future fressaré fressaràs fressarà fressarem fressareu fressaran
preterite fressí fressares fressà fressàrem fressàreu fressaren
conditional fressaria fressaries fressaria fressaríem fressaríeu fressarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present fressi fressis fressi fressem fresseu fressin
imperfect fressés fressessis fressés fresséssim fresséssiu fressessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — fressa fressi fressem fresseu fressin
negative (no) — no fressis no fressi no fressem no fresseu no fressin

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