franca
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franca flago
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
franca
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Adjective
franca (accusative singular francan, plural francaj, accusative plural francajn)
- French (of or pertaining to France, the French people, or the French language)
- (la franca) Clipping of la franca lingvo (“the French language”).
Hypernyms
- eŭropa (“European”)
Derived terms
- franclingvano, francparolanto (“a French speaker”)
- francparola, francparolanta (“French-speaking”)
Related terms
Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
franca
Derived terms
- farla franca (“to get away with it”)
Latin
Pronunciation
- franca: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfran.ka/,
- franca: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfran.ka/,
- francā: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfran.kaː/,
- francā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfran.ka/,
Adjective
franca
- inflection of francus:
Adjective
francā
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *frankō (“javelin”). Cognate with Old Norse frakka (“javelin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
franca m
Declension
Declension of franca (weak)
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Franze, Franzose, from Middle High German franzōse, franzoise, from Old French françois. Doublet of Francja and Francuz.
Pronunciation
Noun
franca f
- (colloquial, pathology) syphilis
- (colloquial, pathology) nagging, chronic illness
- Synonym: choróbsko
- (colloquial, dermatology) pimple, pustule
- (derogatory) blackguard, scoundrel
- Synonym: niegodziwiec
Declension
Declension of franca
Derived terms
adjective
Related terms
adverb
nouns
verb
- francowacieć impf
Further reading
- franca in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- franca in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃kɐ
- Hyphenation: fran‧ca
Adjective
franca
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian francare.
Verb
a franca (third-person singular present franchează, past participle francat) 1st conj.
- to stamp a letter
Conjugation
conjugation of franca (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
| infinitive | a franca | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | francând | ||||||
| past participle | francat | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | franchez | franchezi | franchează | francăm | francați | franchează | |
| imperfect | francam | francai | franca | francam | francați | francau | |
| simple perfect | francai | francași | francă | francarăm | francarăți | francară | |
| pluperfect | francasem | francaseși | francase | francaserăm | francaserăți | francaseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să franchez | să franchezi | să francheze | să francăm | să francați | să francheze | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | franchează | francați | |||||
| negative | nu franca | nu francați | |||||
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
franca