Portuguese

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Old French froncir (to wrinkle, frown),[1] from Frankish *hrunkja "a wrinkle" from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, *hrunkitō (fold, wrinkle), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to turn, bend). Less likely from Latin frangere;[2] cf. however also franger.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fran‧zir

Verb

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franzir (first-person singular present franzo, first-person singular preterite franzi, past participle franzido)

  1. to frown (to form wrinkles in forehead)

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Macanese: franzí

References

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  1. ^ franzir”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ franzir”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 20082024

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