frêle in Dutch

IPA: /ˈfrɛːlə/ Audio: Nl-frêle.ogg

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Etymology: Borrowed from French frêle, from Middle French fresle, from Old French fraisle, from Latin fragilis. Doublet of fragiel. Compare English frail. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|fr|frêle}} Borrowed from French frêle, {{der|nl|frm|fresle}} Middle French fresle, {{der|nl|fro|fraisle}} Old French fraisle, {{der|nl|la|fragilis}} Latin fragilis, {{doublet|nl|fragiel}} Doublet of fragiel, {{cog|en|frail}} English frail Head templates: {{nl-adj}} frêle (comparative frêler, superlative meest frêle or frêlest) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|frêle}} Forms: frêler [comparative], meest frêle [superlative], frêlest [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], frêle [adverbial, positive, predicative], frêler [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het frêlest [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het frêleste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], frêle [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], frêlere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], frêleste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], frêle [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], frêler [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], frêleste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], frêle [indefinite, plural, positive], frêlere [comparative, indefinite, plural], frêleste [indefinite, plural, superlative], frêle [definite, positive], frêlere [comparative, definite], frêleste [definite, superlative], frêles [partitive, positive], frêlers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

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"frêle" meaning in Dutch

Adjective