Franc

See also: franc, frânc, and franc.

French

Etymology

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)

  1. Frank (member of a people that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany)

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Franc m (strong, genitive Franc, plural Francs)

  1. franc (currency)

Declension

Further reading

  • “Franc” in Duden online
  • “Franc” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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)

  1. (history) Frank

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Franc Fhranc bhFranc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fránt͡s/

Proper noun

Frȁnc m anim

  1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine anim., soft o-stem
nominative Frànc
genitive Fránca
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Frànc
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
—
dative
(dajȃlnik)
—
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
—
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Fráncu
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Fráncem
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