Friulian
Fri·u·li·an/ˈfɹi.ə.li.ən/noun, adjective
Friulian is a noun meaning “A native, inhabitant, or a resident of Friuli” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-R-I-U-L-I-A-N and has 4 syllables (Fri·u·li·an), and it appears about once in every 87 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of Friulian is Friulians.
What does Friulian mean?
noun
- 1
A native, inhabitant, or a resident of Friuli.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Friuli or its people or culture.
- 2
Of or relating to the Friulian language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce Friulian?
- UK /ˈfɹiː.ə.liː.ən/
- UK /fɹiːˈuː.liː.ən/
- US /ˈfɹi.ə.li.ən/
Friulian has 4 syllables, split Fri·u·li·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Friulian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Friulian
- Friulians plural
- more Friulian comparative
- most Friulian superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is Friulian?
Friulian appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Friulian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | friulano |
| French | friulian |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Friulian come from?
From Friuli + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).