Lingua franca

See also: lingua franca

German

Alternative forms

lingua franca, Lingua Franca (possibly nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lingua franca (“Frankish language”), the plural is from Latin lingua.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌlɪŋɡu̯a ˈfʁaŋka]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Lin‧gua fran‧ca

Noun

Lingua franca f (genitive Lingua franca, plural Linguae francae or Lingua francas or Lingue franche) (see usage notes)

  1. lingua franca

Usage notes

  • The most common plural is Linguae francae, after Latin; the plurals Lingue franche (after Italian) and Lingua francas may be found as well. Compare the pluralization of English lingua franca.

Declension

Declension of Lingua franca [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lingua franca die Linguae francae
genitive einer der Lingua franca der Linguae francae
dative einer der Lingua franca den Linguae francae
accusative eine die Lingua franca die Linguae francae
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