franc

See also: Franc, frânc, and franc.

English

Alternative forms

frank (obsolete)

Etymology

From French franc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɹæŋk/
Audio (UK) (file)
Rhymes: -æŋk
Homophones: frank, Frank

Noun

franc (plural francs)

A former unit of currency of France, Belgium and Luxembourg, replaced by the euro.
Any of several units of currency, some of which are multi-national (West African CFA Franc (XOF), Central African CFA Franc (XAF), the Swiss franc (CHF)) while others are national currencies.

Usage notes

The word franc is abbreviated 'F' in ISO 4217 currency codes, usually prepended by the country's 2-letter alpha code in the case of national currencies:

BIF: Burundi Franc
CDF: Congolese Franc
CHF: Swiss franc
DJF: Djibouti Franc
GNF: Guinean Franc
KMF: Comorian Franc
RAF: Rwandan Franc
XAF: Central African Franc
XOF: West African Franc

Derived terms

CFA franc
CFP franc
French franc
old franc
Swiss franc

Translations

former currency of France and Belgium

Arabic: فْرَنْك‎ m (frank)
Hijazi Arabic: فْرَنْك‎ m (frank)
Armenian: ֆրանկ (hy) (frank)
Belarusian: франк m (frank)
Bengali: ফ্রঁ (phrỗ)
Bulgarian: франк m (frank)
Burmese: ဖရန့် (my) (hpa.ran.)
Catalan: franc (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 法郎 (zh) (fǎláng)
Czech: frank (cs) m
Danish: franc c
Dutch: frank (nl)
Finnish: frangi (fi)
French: franc (fr) m
Georgian: ფრანკი (pranḳi)
German: Franc (de) m, Franken (de) m
Greek: φράγκο (el) m (frágko)
Hebrew: פְרַנְק‎ (he) m (frank)
Hindi: फ़्रैंक (fraiṅk), फ्रैंक (phraiṅk), फ़्रांक m (frāṅk), फ्रांक (hi) m (phrāṅk)
Icelandic: franki (is) m
Irish: franc m
Italian: franco (it) m
Japanese: フラン (furan) (法 (ja))
Khmer: ហ្វ្រង្ក (frɑng)
Korean: 프랑 (ko) (peurang)
Lao: ຝລັ່ງ (fa lang)
Lithuanian: frankas m
Luxembourgish: Frang m
Macedonian: франк m (frank)
Malay: franc
Persian: فرانک‎ (fa) (ferânk)
Polish: frank (pl) m
Portuguese: franco (pt) m
Romanian: franc (ro) m
Russian: франк (ru) m (frank)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: фра̏нак m
Roman: frȁnak (sh) m
Spanish: franco (es) m
Swedish: franc (sv) c
Thai: ฟรังค์ (frang)
Ukrainian: франк m (frank)
Vietnamese: phật lăng, phrăng, frăng

any of several units of currency

Arabic: فْرَنْك‎ m (frank)
Armenian: ֆրանկ (hy) (frank)
Catalan: franc (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 法郎 (zh) (fǎláng)
Czech: frank (cs) m
Danish: franc c
Finnish: frangi (fi)
French: franc (fr) m
German: Franken (de) m
Greek: φράγκο (el) m (frágko)
Hebrew: פרנק‎ (he)
Hindi: फ़्रैंक (fraiṅk), फ्रैंक (phraiṅk), फ़्रांक m (frāṅk), फ्रांक (hi) m (phrāṅk)
Icelandic: franki (is) m
Irish: franc m
Japanese: フラン (furan) (法 (ja))
Korean: 프랑 (ko) (peurang)
Macedonian: франк m (frank)
Maori: pereke
Navajo: Swis bikéyah bi-fwą
Polish: frank (pl) m
Portuguese: franco (pt) m
Russian: франк (ru) m (frank)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: фра̏нак m
Roman: frȁnak (sh) m
Thai: ฟรังค์ (frang)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} franko (eo)
Estonian: ^{(please verify)} frank (et)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} franco (it) m
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} franco (es) m

Anagrams

ARFCN, cfRNA

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin Francus, perhaps via Old French franc.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾaŋk/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾaŋ/
Audio (Valencian) (file)

Adjective

franc (feminine franca, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franques)

free, exempt
frank, unrestrained
(historical) Frankish

Derived terms

de franc
francament
franquejar
franquesa

Related terms

franquícia

Noun

franc m (plural francs)

franc (currency)

Noun

franc m (plural francs, feminine franca)

Frank (one of the Franks)

Related terms

França
francès
fràncic

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French franc.

Noun

franc c (singular definite francen, plural indefinite franc)

franc (currency)

Declension

Declension of franc

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	franc	francen	franc francs	francene
genitive	francs	francens	francs francs'	francenes

Derived terms

belgierfranc
schweizerfranc

References

“franc” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fʁɑ̃/
audio (file)

Etymology 1

From Middle French franc, from Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Frank (“a Frank”), a name probably taken from Proto-Germanic *frankô, *frakkōn (“spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *preng-, *pregn- (“pole, stalk”). Cognate with Old Norse frakka (“javelin, throwing spit”), Old English franca (“javelin, lance”).

Adjective

franc (feminine franche, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franches)

free
Il a fait cette action de sa pure et franche volonté.
His action was performed out of his free will.
frank
full
4 jours francs ― 4 full days
tax-free
Port franc ― Free port

Derived terms

à franc étrier
avoir les coudées franches
coup franc
franc comme l'or
franchement
franchise
moineau franc
perche franche

Etymology 2

From Middle French franc, from Medieval Latin Franc (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Frank (“a Frank”) (see Etymology 1). Compare also Old High German Franko (“a Frank”), Old English Franca (“a Frank”). See also Feringhee.

Noun

franc m (plural francs)

(monetary) franc
Frank

Derived terms

franc CFA
franc français
franc suisse

Descendants

→ Afar: faranká
→ Ottoman Turkish: فرانق‎ (frank)

Adjective

franc (feminine franque, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franques)

Frankish, Franconian

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin Francī, plural of Francus (“Frank, French”). The noun meaning "syphilis" possibly derives from the noun phrase franc betegség ("French disease").

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfrɒnt͡s]
Rhymes: -ɒnt͡s

Adjective

franc (not comparable)

(obsolete) French

Noun

franc (plural francok)

(obsolete) French
(archaic) syphilis
(slang or vulgar) damn, hell
Synonyms: (colloquial or slang) fene, (vulgar) picsa
A francba! ― Damn/Shit!
Menj a francba! ― Go to hell!
(slang or vulgar) the heck, the hell (expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative term)
Synonyms: (colloquial or slang) fene, (vulgar) picsa
Hogy a francba fogod kifizetni az adósságodat? ― How the heck are you going to pay your debt?
Mi a franc van ezzel a tévével? ― What the heck is with this television?
Mi a francért/francnak akar idejönni ez a nyavalyás? ― Why the heck does this bastard want to come here?
Ki a francot érdekel ez a marhaság? ― Who the heck is interested in this rubbish?

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	franc	francok
accusative	francot	francokat
dative	francnak	francoknak
instrumental	franccal	francokkal
causal-final	francért	francokért
translative	franccá	francokká
terminative	francig	francokig
essive-formal	francként	francokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	francban	francokban
superessive	francon	francokon
adessive	francnál	francoknál
illative	francba	francokba
sublative	francra	francokra
allative	franchoz	francokhoz
elative	francból	francokból
delative	francról	francokról
ablative	franctól	francoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	francé	francoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	francéi	francokéi

Possessive forms of franc
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	francom	francaim
2nd person sing.	francod	francaid
3rd person sing.	franca	francai
1st person plural	francunk	francaink
2nd person plural	francotok	francaitok
3rd person plural	francuk	francaik

Derived terms

francba

Middle French

Noun

franc m (plural frans)

franc (unit of currency)

Adjective

franc m (feminine singular franche, masculine plural frans, feminine plural franches)

noble

Norman

Etymology

From Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Franc (“a Frank”), of Frankish origin.

Adjective

franc m

(Jersey) frank

Derived terms

franchement (“frankly”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

franc m (plural francen)

franc

References

“franc” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin Francus, thought to be from Frankish.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfrank/
Rhymes: -ank

Adjective

franc m (oblique and nominative feminine singular franche)

French
free
noble; of noble descent
brave; valiant

Declension

Declension of franc

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	frans	franche, or less common france	franc
Singular	Oblique	franc	franche, or less common france		franche, or less common france	franc
Plural	Subject	franc	franches, or less common frances		franc
Plural	Oblique	frans	franches, or less common frances		franches, or less common frances	franc

Descendants

→ English: frank
French: franc
Norman: franc (Jersey)
Persian: فرنگ‎ (farang)

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fraŋk/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French Franc. Doublet of frânc.

Noun

franc m (plural franci)

a Frank (Germanic tribe)

Declension

Declension of franc

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) franc	francul	(niște) franci	francii
genitive/dative	(unui) franc	francului	(unor) franci	francilor
vocative	francule		francilor

Adjective

franc m or n (feminine singular francă, masculine plural franci, feminine and neuter plural france)

of a Frank, Frankish

Declension

Declension of franc

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	franc		francă	franci	france
nominative/ accusative	definite	francul		franca	francii	francele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	franc		france	franci	france
genitive/ dative	definite	francului		francei	francilor	francelor

Related terms

frânc

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French franc (noun).

Noun

franc m (plural franci)

(numismatics) a franc (currency)

Declension

Declension of franc

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) franc	francul	(niște) franci	francii
genitive/dative	(unui) franc	francului	(unor) franci	francilor
vocative	francule		francilor

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French franc (adjective).

Adjective

franc m or n (feminine singular francă, masculine plural franci, feminine and neuter plural france)

frank, sincere, honest

Declension

Declension of franc

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	franc		francă	franci	france
nominative/ accusative	definite	francul		franca	francii	francele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	franc		france	franci	france
genitive/ dative	definite	francului		francei	francilor	francelor

franc

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Usage notes

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

Noun

Related terms

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

References

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Adjective

See also

Further reading

Hungarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Middle French

Noun

Adjective

Norman

Etymology

Adjective

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

References

Old French

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Descendants

Romanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Adjective

Declension

Related terms

See also

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Etymology 3

Adjective

Declension