folre

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan foure, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”) either via Frankish *fōdr or Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfɔl.rə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈfol.re]

Noun

folre m (plural folres)

(archaic) sheath
lining
cover, facing
(castells) a second-level base built on top of the pinya
(heraldry) fur

Derived terms

folrar
folreria

Further reading

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

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