frūstrā

frūstrā

Adverb from *frūsterus, for *frudterus / *fruditerus, from fraus (“harm; injury”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfruːs.traː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfrus.t̪ra]

Adverb

frūstrā (not comparable)

1. in deception, in error
2. without effect, to no purpose, without cause, uselessly, in vain, for nothing

   Synonyms: nēquīquam, īnfēlīciter, supervacuō, incassum, in cassum