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fretum.

sea; narrow sea, straits;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfrɛ.tũː]Classical-Latin[ˈfrɛː.tum]
  1. strait, sound, estuary, channel.

    declension-2 · neuter
  2. strait, sound, estuary, channel. the strait of Sicily

    declension-2 · neuter
  3. strait, sound, estuary, channel. Sicily

    declension-2 · neuter
  4. the seas.

    declension-2 · neuter
  5. turmoil

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to brew, boil”) with the suffix *-eto-, but the zero-grade is inexplicable. In this case related to ferveō, fretāle and dēfrutum.

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