franca
See also: Franca and França
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈfɾaŋ.kə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈfɾaŋ.ka/
Audio (Valencian) (file)
Adjective
franca
- feminine singular of franc
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfrant͡sa]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -ant͡sa
- Hyphenation: fran‧ca
Adjective
franca (accusative singular francan, plural francaj, accusative plural francajn)
- French (of or pertaining to France, the French people, or the French language)
- (la franca) Clipping of la franca lingvo (“the French language”).
Hypernyms
- eŭropa (“European”)
Derived terms
- franclingvano, francparolanto (“a French speaker”)
- francparola, francparolanta (“French-speaking”)
Related terms
- france (“in French”)
- Francio (“France”)
- franco (“a French person”)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfran.ka/
- Rhymes: -anka
- Hyphenation: fràn‧ca
Adjective
franca
- feminine singular of franco
Derived terms
- farla franca (“to get away with it”)
Latin
Pronunciation
- franca: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfran.ka/, [ˈfräŋkä]
- franca: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfran.ka/, [ˈfräŋkä]
- francā: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfran.kaː/, [ˈfräŋkäː]
- francā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfran.ka/, [ˈfräŋkä]
Adjective
franca
- inflection of francus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural
Adjective
francā
- ablative feminine singular of francus
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”). Cognate with Old Norse frakka (“javelin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɑn.kɑ/, [ˈfrɑŋ.kɑ]
Noun
franca m
- lance, javelin, spear
Declension
Declension of franca (weak)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | franca | francan |
accusative | francan | francan |
genitive | francan | francena |
dative | francan | francum |
Derived terms
- Franca
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Franze.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfran.t͡sa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ant͡sa
- Syllabification: fran‧ca
Noun
franca f
- (colloquial) syphilis
- Synonym: kiła
- (colloquial) nagging, chronic illness
- Synonym: choróbsko
- (colloquial) pimple, pustule
- Synonyms: krosta, wyprysk
- (derogatory) blackguard, scoundrel
- Synonym: niegodziwiec
Declension
Declension of franca
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | franca | france |
genitive | francy | franc |
dative | francy | francom |
accusative | francę | france |
instrumental | francą | francami |
locative | francy | francach |
vocative | franco | france |
Derived terms
adjective
- francowaty
Further reading
- franca in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- franca in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃kɐ
- Hyphenation: fran‧ca
Adjective
franca
- feminine singular of franco
Romanian
Etymology
From Italian francare.
Verb
a franca (third-person singular present franchează, past participle francat) 1st conj.
- to stamp a letter
Conjugation
conjugation of franca (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive | a franca | ||||||
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gerund | francând | ||||||
past participle | francat | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | franchez | franchezi | franchează | francăm | francați | franchează | |
imperfect | francam | francai | franca | francam | francați | francau | |
simple perfect | francai | francași | francă | francarăm | francarăți | francară | |
pluperfect | francasem | francaseși | francase | francaserăm | francaserăți | francaseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să franchez | să franchezi | să francheze | să francăm | să francați | să francheze | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | franchează | francați | |||||
negative | nu franca | nu francați |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɾanka/ [ˈfɾãŋ.ka]
- Rhymes: -anka
- Syllabification: fran‧ca
Adjective
franca
- feminine singular of franco