franc

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See also: Franc, frânc, and franc.

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French franc. Doublet of Frank.

Pronunciation

Noun

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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

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Catalan

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Etymology

From Late Latin Francus, perhaps via Old French franc.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. free, exempt
  2. frank, unrestrained
  3. (historical) Frankish

Derived terms

Noun

franc m (plural francs)

  1. franc (currency)

Noun

franc m (plural francs, feminine franca)

  1. Frank (one of the Franks)

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Further reading

Danish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French franc.

Noun

franc c (singular definite francen, plural indefinite franc)

  1. franc (currency)

Declension

Declension of franc
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative franc francen franc
francs 		francene
genitive francs francens francs
francs' 		francenes

Derived terms

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French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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”).

Adjective

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

  1. free
    Synonym: libre
    Il a fait cette action de sa pure et franche volonté.
    His action was performed out of his free will.
  2. frank
  3. full
    Synonyms: entier, complet, plein
    4 jours francs ― 4 full days
  4. tax-free
    Port franc ― Free port
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French franc, 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
    Synonym: balle
  2. Frank
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Afar: faranká
  • → Ottoman Turkish: فرانق (frank)

Adjective

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

  1. Frankish, Franconian

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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

Adjective

franc (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) French

Noun

franc (plural francok)

  1. (obsolete) French
  2. (archaic) syphilis
  3. (slang or vulgar) damn, hell
    Synonyms: (colloquial or slang) fene, (vulgar) picsa
    A francba! ― Damn/Shit!
    Menj a francba! ― Go to hell!
  4. (slang or vulgar) the heck, the hell (expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative term)
    Synonyms: (colloquial or slang) fene, (vulgar) picsa
    Hogy a francba fogod kifizetni az adósságodat? ― How the heck are you going to pay your debt?
    Mi a franc van ezzel a tévével? ― What the heck is with this television?
    Mi a francért/francnak akar idejönni ez a nyavalyás? ― Why the heck does this bastard want to come here?
    Ki a francot érdekel ez a marhaság? ― Who the heck is interested in this rubbish?

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
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		francé francoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		francéi francokéi
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

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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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

franc m (plural francen)

  1. franc

References

Old French

Etymology

From Latin Francus, thought to be from Frankish.

Pronunciation

Adjective

franc m (oblique and nominative feminine singular franche)

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

Declension

Declension of franc
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject frans franche, or less common france franc
Oblique franc franche, or less common france franc
Plural Subject franc franches, or less common frances franc
Oblique frans franches, or less common frances franc

Descendants

Romanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French Franc. Doublet of frânc.

Noun

franc m (plural franci)

  1. a Frank (Germanic tribe)
Declension
Declension of franc
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) franc francul (niște) franci francii
genitive/dative (unui) franc francului (unor) franci francilor
vocative francule francilor

Adjective

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

  1. of a Frank, Frankish
Declension
Declension of franc
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite franc francă franci france
definite francul franca francii francele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite franc france franci france
definite francului francei francilor francelor
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See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French franc (noun).

Noun

franc m (plural franci)

  1. (numismatics) a franc (currency)
Declension
Declension of franc
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) franc francul (niște) franci francii
genitive/dative (unui) franc francului (unor) franci francilor
vocative francule francilor

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French franc (adjective).

Adjective

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

  1. frank, sincere, honest
Declension
Declension of franc
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite franc francă franci france
definite francul franca francii francele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite franc france franci france
definite francului francei francilor francelor
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