fransk

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German fransch, which goes back, via Old French franceis (French français), to Late Latin Franciscus. This adjective is borrowed from Frankish *frankisk (Frankish), which is also the source of English French (Old English Frenċisċ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfʁɑnˀsɡ̊]
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

fransk

  1. French (of or pertaining to France)

Inflection

Inflection of fransk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular fransk 2
indefinite neuter singular fransk 2
plural franske 2
definite attributive1 franske

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

fransk n (singular definite fransken, not used in plural form)

  1. French (language)

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German fransch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fransk/

Adjective

fransk (neuter singular fransk, definite singular and plural franske)

  1. French (of or relating to France, the French people or language)

Noun

fransk m (definite singular fransken, uncountable)

  1. French (Romance language spoken in France and other countries)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German fransch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fransk/

Adjective

fransk (indefinite singular fransk, definite singular and plural franske, comparative meir fransk, superlative mest fransk)

  1. French (of or relating to France, the French people or language)

Derived terms

Noun

fransk m (definite singular fransken, uncountable)

  1. French (Romance language spoken in France)

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German fransch, which goes back, via Old French franceis (French français), to Late Latin Franciscus. This adjective is borrowed from Frankish *frankisk (Frankish), which is also the source of English French (Old English Frenċisċ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fransk/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

fransk (not comparable)

  1. French (of or pertaining to France or the French language)
    en fransk film
    a French movie
    franska revolutionen
    the French Revolution

Declension

Inflection of fransk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular fransk
neuter singular franskt
plural franska
masculine plural2 franske
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 franske
all franska

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

See also

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