freixe

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fraxinus (“ash tree”) (compare Occitan fraisse, French frêne, Spanish fresno), from *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos, adjective of Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos (“birch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfɾe.ʃə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈfɾej.ʃe]

Noun

freixe m (plural freixes)

ash (tree)
ash (wood)

Derived terms

freixeneda

Further reading

“freixe” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“freixe”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“freixe” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“freixe” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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