francbhéarla

francbhéarla

Irish

Etymology

From Franc (“Frank”) +‎ béarla (“speech, jargon”), calque of Latin lingua franca (“Frankish language”) (compare Middle Irish frangcbérla (“French”)).

Noun

francbhéarla m (genitive singular francbhéarla, nominative plural francbhéarlaí)

1. lingua franca

Declension

Declension of francbhéarla

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative francbhéarla francbhéarlaí Vocative a fhrancbhéarla a fhrancbhéarlaí Genitive francbhéarla francbhéarlaí Dative francbhéarla francbhéarlaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an francbhéarla na francbhéarlaí Genitive an fhrancbhéarla na bhfrancbhéarlaí Dative leis an bhfrancbhéarla don fhrancbhéarla leis na francbhéarlaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
francbhéarla	fhrancbhéarla	bhfrancbhéarla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "francbhéarla" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 franc, frangc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.