francus
See also: Francus and frančus
Latin
Alternative forms
- Francus (alternative case form)
Etymology
From Frankish *Frankō (“a Frank”), itself from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”). See also Old High German Franko (“a Frank”), Old English franca (“spear, javelin”). Compare Saxon, ultimately a derivative of Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“knife, dagger”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfran.kus/, [ˈfräŋkʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfran.kus/, [ˈfräŋkus]
Adjective
francus (feminine franca, neuter francum); first/second-declension adjective
- (Late Latin) Frankish, of or pertaining to the Franks
- Synonyms: francicus, franciscus
- (Medieval Latin) French, of or pertaining to the French people.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | francus | franca | francum | francī | francae | franca | |
| Genitive | francī | francae | francī | francōrum | francārum | francōrum | |
| Dative | francō | francō | francīs | ||||
| Accusative | francum | francam | francum | francōs | francās | franca | |
| Ablative | francō | francā | francō | francīs | |||
| Vocative | france | franca | francum | francī | francae | franca | |
Noun
francus m (genitive francī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) a Frenchman
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | francus | francī |
| Genitive | francī | francōrum |
| Dative | francō | francīs |
| Accusative | francum | francōs |
| Ablative | francō | francīs |
| Vocative | france | francī |
Noun
francus m (genitive francī); second declension
- (New Latin) franc (currency)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | francus | francī |
| Genitive | francī | francōrum |
| Dative | francō | francīs |
| Accusative | francum | francōs |
| Ablative | francō | francīs |
| Vocative | france | francī |
References
- francus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- francus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- francus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016