franc
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franc (plural francs)
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:
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From Late Latin Francus, perhaps via Old French franc.
franc (feminine franca, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franques)
franc m (plural francs)
franc m (plural francs, feminine franca)
franc c (singular definite francen, plural indefinite franc)
Inherited from Middle French franc, from Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Frank (“a Frank”), a name probably taken from Proto-Germanic *frankô, *frakkōn (“spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *preng-, *pregn- (“pole, stalk”). Cognate with Old Norse frakka (“javelin, throwing spit”), Old English franca (“javelin, lance”).
franc (feminine franche, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franches)
Inherited from Middle French franc, from Early Medieval Latin Francus (“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.
franc m (plural francs)
franc (feminine franque, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franques)
From Latin Francī, plural of Francus (“Frank, French”). The noun meaning "syphilis" possibly derives from the noun phrase franc betegség ("French disease").
franc (not comparable)
franc (plural francok)
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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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 |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
francé | francoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
francéi | francokéi |
Possessive forms of franc | ||
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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 |
franc m (plural frans)
franc m (feminine singular franche, masculine plural frans, feminine plural franches)
From Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Franc (“a Frank”), of Frankish origin.
franc m
franc m (plural francen)
franc m (oblique and nominative feminine singular franche)
Borrowed from French Franc. Doublet of frânc.
franc m (plural franci)
franc m or n (feminine singular francă, masculine plural franci, feminine and neuter plural france)
Borrowed from French franc (noun).
franc m (plural franci)
Borrowed from French franc (adjective).
franc m or n (feminine singular francă, masculine plural franci, feminine and neuter plural france)
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