франт

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish frant (rogue, clown, comedian), ultimately from a diminutive of Czech František (given name).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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франт (frantm inan (genitive фра́нта, nominative plural фра́нты, genitive plural фра́нтов)

  1. dandy, fop, beau

Declension

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “франт”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress