Refrain

German (Berlin)

/reˈfrɛ̃/

noun

Definitions

chorus, refrain repeated part of a song or poem

Etymology

Borrowed from French refrain (chorus, refrain).

Origin

French

refrain

Gloss

chorus, refrain

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

refrain English
re- Latin
refrain Italian
refrain French
рефре́н Russian
refrán Spanish, Castilian
refreng Norwegian Bokmål
refrão Portuguese
refreng Norwegian Nynorsk
refræn Danish
refraindre Old French
refrait Old French
ρεφρέν Greek (modern)
refrään Estonian