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)
- 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 (genitive Franc, plural Francs)
- franc (currency)
Declension
Further reading
- Franc in Duden online
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)
- (historical) Frank
Declension
Declension of Franc
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- francbhéarla m (“lingua franca”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| 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
- "Franc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 franc, frangc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfránts/
- Tonal orthography: frȁnc
Proper noun
Frànc m anim (genitive Fránca)
- A male given name
Declension
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