Franc
French
Etymology
Inherited 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
Audio: (file)
Noun
Franc m (strong, genitive Franc, plural Francs)
- franc (currency)
Declension
Declension of Franc [masculine, strong]
Further reading
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)
Declension
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Derived terms
- francbhéarla m (“lingua franca”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Franc | Fhranc | bhFranc |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Franc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 franc, frangc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [frant͡s]
Proper noun
Franc m pers (female equivalent Francová)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Franc | Francovia | Francovci |
| genitive | Franca | Francov | Francovcov |
| dative | Francovi | Francom | Francovcom |
| accusative | Franca | Francov | Francovcov |
| locative | Francovi | Francoch | Francovcoch |
| instrumental | Francom | Francmi | Francovcami |
Further reading
- “Franc”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fránt͡s/
Proper noun
Frȁnc m anim
- a male given name
Declension
| Masculine anim., soft o-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Frànc | |
| genitive | Fránca | |
| singular | ||
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Frànc | |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Fránca | |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
Fráncu | |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Fránca | |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Fráncu | |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Fráncem | |