Frankreich

Central Franconian

Proper noun

Frankreich (genitive Frankreichs)

  1. (Kölsch) France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)
    • 1875, Fritz Hönig, „Geschräppels.“ Humoresken. Erster Band, page 20:
      Se dhun en aller Il inn exerzeere lehre,
      Un dann 'mem ezte Schubb noh Frankreich hinspideere.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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German

Etymology

Franke (Frank) +‎ Reich (realm)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁaŋkʁaɪ̯ç/
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Proper noun

Frankreich n (proper noun, genitive Frankreichs or (optionally with an article) Frankreich)

  1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

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Further reading

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Central Franconian Frankreich, from Middle High German Francrīche, from Old High German Frankrīhhi. By surface analysis, Frank (Frank) +‎ Reich (realm).

Compare German Frankreich and Luxembourgish Frankräich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfraŋˌkraɪ̯ç/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯ç
  • Syllabification: Frank‧reich

Proper noun

Frankreich n

  1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)
    Sie leve jetz in Frankreich.
    They live in France now.

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References

  • Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Frankreich”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 59, column 2