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Noun

flanc f ‎(plural flancs)

1. flank

French

Etymology

From Frankish *hlanka, from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- ‎(“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Italian fianco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɑ̃/

Noun

flanc m ‎(plural flancs)

1. side (of person); side, flank (of animal)
2. (military) flank
3. side, slope (of mountain etc.)

Related terms

• flanquer

Old French

Etymology

Frankish, more at English flank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flãnk/
• Rhymes: -ãnk

Noun

flanc m ‎(oblique plural flans, nominative singular flans, nominative plural flanc)

1. side; flank (anatomy, side of a person)
   • 12^th Century, Unknown, Raoul de Cambrai:

     El flanc senestre li a l'espié bagnié

     He bathed this sword in his left side

Descendants

• Middle English: flanc
  • English: flank
• Middle French: flanc
  • French: flanc
• Norman: flianc (Jersey)