弗莉卡 (Fúlìkǎ) · Fricka (Germanic goddess), Freeka (name)

Meanings

1 Fricka (Germanic goddess)
2 Freeka (name)

About Fricka

Wife of Wotan, ruler of the gods, in Wagner's opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, where she stands for marriage and sworn oaths. She is based on the Germanic goddess Frigg.

Characters

Phonetic transliteration of 'Fricka'.

Examples

HSK 6

弗莉卡是北欧神话中的女神。

Fúlìkǎ shì Běi'ōu shénhuà zhōng de nǚshén.

Fricka is a goddess in Norse mythology.

HSK 7-9

在瓦格纳的歌剧中，弗莉卡是婚姻女神。

Zài Wǎgénà de gējù zhōng, Fúlìkǎ shì hūnyīn nǚshén.

In Wagner's operas, Fricka is the goddess of marriage.

Tips

memory

The 莉 'jasmine' in 弗莉卡 instead of the plain 利 marks the name as a woman's, as in 艾米莉 (Emily). Her Norse model, Frigg, gave English its Friday, from Old English 'Frig's day'.