fregata

See also: Fregata

Catalan

Etymology

From the genus name. Doublet of fragata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [fɾəˈɣa.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [fɾeˈɣa.ta]

Noun

fregata f (plural fregates)

1. frigatebird (any of various birds in the genus Fregata)

Further reading

• “fregata” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fregata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfrɛɡata]

Noun

fregata f

1. frigate

Declension

Declension of fregata (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	fregata	fregaty
genitive	fregaty	fregat
dative	fregatě	fregatám
accusative	fregatu	fregaty
vocative	fregato	fregaty
locative	fregatě	fregatách
instrumental	fregatou	fregatami

Further reading

• “fregata”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “fregata”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /freˈɡa.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: fre‧gà‧ta

Etymology 1

From fregare.

Noun

fregata f (plural fregate)

1. rub, polish
2. (colloquial, slang) rip-off
3. (vulgar, slang) a fuck, a sexual intercourse

Etymology 2

Participle

fregata f sg

1. feminine singular of fregato

Further reading

• fregata¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3

The origin is uncertain. Possibly a corruption of Latin aphractus, from Ancient Greek ἄφρακτος (áphraktos, “undefended”) (ναῦς (naûs, “ship”)).

Noun

fregata f (plural fregate)

1. frigate

Descendants

• → Danish: fregat
• → Dutch: fregat
  • → Indonesian: frégat
• → English: frigate
• → French: frégate
  • → English: frigate
  • → Romanian: fregată
  • → Russian: фрега́т (fregát)
    • → Kazakh: фрегат (fregat)
• → German: Fregatte
• → Ottoman Turkish: فرقته (fırkata)
  • Turkish: fırkata
• → Polish: fregata

Further reading

• fregata² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fregata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɛˈɡa.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: fre‧ga‧ta

Noun

fregata f

1. frigate
2. frigatebird

Declension

Declension of fregata

	singular	plural
nominative	fregata	fregaty
genitive	fregaty	fregat
dative	fregacie	fregatom
accusative	fregatę	fregaty
instrumental	fregatą	fregatami
locative	fregacie	fregatach
vocative	fregato	fregaty

Further reading

• fregata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• fregata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fregata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /freɡǎta/
• Hyphenation: fre‧ga‧ta

Noun

fregàta f (Cyrillic spelling фрега̀та)

1. frigate

Declension

Declension of fregata

	singular	plural
nominative	fregata	fregate
genitive	fregate	fregata
dative	fregati	fregatama
accusative	fregatu	fregate
vocative	fregato	fregate
locative	fregati	fregatama
instrumental	fregatom	fregatama