Franc
See also: franc, frânc, and franc.
French
Etymology
From Middle French franc (“noble”), from Old French franc, from Latin Francus, from Frankish *Franko (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʁɑ̃/
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Noun
Franc m (plural Francs, feminine Franque)
- Frank (member of a people that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany)
German
Pronunciation
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Noun
Franc m (strong, genitive Franc, plural Francs)
- franc (currency)
Declension
Declension of Franc [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Franc | die | Francs |
genitive | eines | des | Franc | der | Francs |
dative | einem | dem | Franc | den | Francs |
accusative | einen | den | Franc | die | Francs |
Further reading
- “Franc” in Duden online
- “Franc” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Irish
Etymology
From Old French franc and/or Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Franko (“a Frank”); both from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfˠɾˠaŋk/
Noun
Franc m (genitive singular Frainc, nominative plural Frainc)
- (historical) Frank
Declension
Declension of Franc
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- francbhéarla m (“lingua franca”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Franc | Fhranc | bhFranc |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Franc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 franc, frangc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fránt͡s/
Proper noun
Frȁnc m anim
- a male given name
Inflection
Masculine anim., soft o-stem | ||
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nominative | Frànc | |
genitive | Fránca | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) | Frànc | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) | — | |
dative (dajȃlnik) | — | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) | — | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) | Fráncu | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | Fráncem |