Frankrike

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Frankrike

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Frankrike

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

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German Frankrīke, from Old Saxon *Frankrīki. The name is a compound of Proto-West Germanic *frankō (“a Frank”) and *rīkī (“kingdom”).

Equivalent to franker (“the Franks”) +‎ rike (“realm”). Compare Danish Frankrig, Dutch Frankrijk, German Frankreich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrankrɪkɛ/
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Proper noun

Frankrike n (genitive Frankrikes)

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

See also

countries in Europe: Europas länder (appendix)edit

References

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