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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish frant (“rogue, clown, comedian”), ultimately from a diminutive of Czech František (given name).
Pronunciation
Noun
франт • (frant) m inan (genitive фра́нта, nominative plural фра́нты, genitive plural фра́нтов)
- dandy, fop, beau
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “франт”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress