franc

See also: Franc, frânc, and franc.

English

Etymology

From French franc

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɹæŋk/
  • Rhymes: -æŋk
  • Homophones: frank, Frank

Noun

franc (plural francs)

  1. A former unit of currency of France, Belgium and Luxembourg, replaced by the euro.
  2. Any of several units of currency, some of which are multi-national (West African CFA Franc (XOF), Central African CFA Franc (XAF), the Swiss Franc (CHF)) while others are national currencies.

Usage notes

The word franc is abbreviated 'F' in ISO 4217 currency codes, usually prepended by the country's 2-letter alpha code in the case of national currencies:

  • BIF: Burundi Franc
  • CDF: Congolese Franc
  • CHF: Swiss Franc
  • DJF: Djibouti Franc
  • GNF: Guinean Franc
  • KMF: Comorian Franc
  • RAF: Rwandan Franc
  • XAF: Central African Franc
  • XOF: West African Franc

Translations

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Anagrams

Catalan

Adjective

franc (feminine franca, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franques)

  1. frank

Derived terms

Noun

franc m (plural francs)

  1. franc (currency)
  2. Frank (one of the Franks)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French franc.

Noun

franc c (singular definite francen, plural indefinite franc)

  1. franc (currency)

Declension

Derived terms

References

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁɑ̃/
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Etymology 1

From Middle French, from Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Franc (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Frank (“a Frank”), a name probably taken from Proto-Germanic *frankô, *frakkōn (“spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *prAng-, *prAgn- (“pole, stalk”). Cognate with Old Norse frakka (“javelin, throwing spit”), Old English franca (“javelin, lance”).

Adjective

franc (feminine singular franche, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franches)

  1. free
    Il a fait cette action de sa pure et franche volonté.
    His action was performed out of his free will.
  2. frank
  3. full
    4 jours francs ― 4 full days
  4. tax-free
    Port franc ― Free port

Etymology 2

From Middle French, from Medieval Latin Franc (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Frank (“a Frank”) (see Etymology 1). Compare also Old High German Franko (“a Frank”), Old English Franca (“a Frank”). See also Feringhee.

Noun

franc m (plural francs)

  1. (monetary) franc
  2. Frank

Adjective

franc (feminine singular franque, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franques)

  1. Frankish, Franconian.

See also

Further reading

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin Francī, plural of Francus (“Frank, French”). The noun meaning "syphilis" possibly derives from the noun phrase franc betegség ("French disease").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfrɒnt͡s]

Adjective

franc (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) French

Noun

franc (plural francok)

  1. (obsolete) French
  2. (archaic) syphilis
  3. (vulgar) damn
    A francba! - Damn/Shit!
    Menj a francba! - Go to hell!

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative franc francok
accusative francot francokat
dative francnak francoknak
instrumental franccal francokkal
causal-final francért francokért
translative franccá francokká
terminative francig francokig
essive-formal francként francokként
essive-modal — —
inessive francban francokban
superessive francon francokon
adessive francnál francoknál
illative francba francokba
sublative francra francokra
allative franchoz francokhoz
elative francból francokból
delative francról francokról
ablative franctól francoktól
Possessive forms of franc
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. francom francaim
2nd person sing. francod francaid
3rd person sing. franca francai
1st person plural francunk francaink
2nd person plural francotok francaitok
3rd person plural francuk francaik

Derived terms

Middle French

Noun

franc m (plural frans)

  1. franc (unit of currency)

Adjective

franc m (feminine singular franche, masculine plural frans, feminine plural franches)

  1. noble

Norman

Etymology

From Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Franc (“a Frank”), of Frankish origin.

Adjective

franc m

  1. (Jersey) frank

Derived terms

Old French

Etymology

Latin Francus, thought to be from Frankish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frãnk/
  • Rhymes: -ãnk

Adjective

franc m (oblique and nominative feminine singular franche)

  1. French
  2. free
  3. noble; of noble descent
  4. brave; valiant

Declension

Descendants

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fraŋk/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French Franc.

Noun

franc m (plural franci)

  1. a Frank (Germanic tribe)

Adjective

franc m, n (feminine singular francă, masculine plural franci, feminine and neuter plural france)

  1. of a Frank, Frankish
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French franc (noun).

Noun

franc m (plural franci)

  1. (numismatics) a franc (French, Swiss, or Belgian)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French franc (adjective).

Adjective

franc m, n (feminine singular francă, masculine plural franci, feminine and neuter plural france)

  1. frank, sincere, honest
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