French

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

Noun

Franc m ‎(genitive Franc, plural Francs)

1. franc (currency)

Declension

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. (historical) Frank

Declension

Derived terms

• francbhéarla m ‎(“lingua franca”)

Mutation

References

• "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)

1. A male given name

Declension

English

Noun

franc ‎(plural francs)

1. 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.

Translations

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

Anagrams

• ARFCN

Catalan

Adjective

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

1. frank

Derived terms

• francament
• franquesa

Noun

franc m ‎(plural francs)

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁɑ̃/

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

1. Frankish, Franconian.

Related terms

• franchement
• franchise

See also

• (money): sou

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/****!

   Menj a francba! - Go to ****!

Declension

Derived terms

• francba

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

• franchement ‎(“frankly”)

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. noble; of noble descent
2. brave; valiant

Declension

Descendants

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fraŋk/

Etymology 1

Borrowing 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

Related terms

• frânc

See also

• francez

Etymology 2

Borrowing from French franc ‎(noun).

Noun

franc m ‎(plural franci)

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

Etymology 3

Borrowing from French franc ‎(adjective).

Adjective

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

1. frank, sincere, honest