Francuz

See also: francuz, francúz, and Francúz

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *frankô

Frankish *Frankōbor.

Late Latin francus

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Late Latin -ius

Late Latin -ia

Late Latin Francia

Old French France

Proto-Indo-European *-iskos

Proto-Germanic *-iskaz

Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.

Latin -iscus

Latin -ēnsis

Old French -ois

Old French françoisbor.

Middle High German Franzōsbor.

Polish Francuz

Borrowed from Middle High German Franzōs, borrowed from Old French françois.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfran.t͡sus/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ant͡sus
• Syllabification: Fran‧cuz
• Homophones: Francus, francuz

Noun

Francuz m pers (female equivalent Francuzka)

1. Frenchman (person from France)

Declension

Declension of Francuz

	singular	plural
nominative	Francuz	Francuzi/Francuzy (deprecative)
genitive	Francuza	Francuzów
dative	Francuzowi	Francuzom
accusative	Francuza	Francuzów
instrumental	Francuzem	Francuzami
locative	Francuzie	Francuzach
vocative	Francuzie	Francuzi

Derived terms

adjective

• francuski

Related terms

nouns

• Francja
• Francja elegancja

Proper noun

Francuz m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Francuz

	singular	plural
nominative	Francuz	Francuzowie
genitive	Francuza	Francuzów
dative	Francuzowi	Francuzom
accusative	Francuza	Francuzów
instrumental	Francuzem	Francuzami
locative	Francuzie	Francuzach
vocative	Francuzie	Francuzowie

Proper noun

Francuz f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Derived terms

nouns

• Francuzowa
• Francuzówna

Further reading

• Francuz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Francuz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “Francuz”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frǎnt͡suːz/
• Hyphenation: Fran‧cuz

Noun

Fràncūz m anim (Cyrillic spelling Фра̀нцӯз)

1. Frenchman

Declension

Declension of Francuz

	singular	plural
nominative	Fràncūz	Francúzi
genitive	Francúza	Francuza
dative	Francuzu	Francuzima
accusative	Francuza	Francuze
vocative	Francuzu	Francuzi
locative	Francuzu	Francuzima
instrumental	Francuzom	Francuzima

Silesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfran.t͡sus/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ant͡sus
• Syllabification: Fran‧cuz

Noun

Francuz m pers (female equivalent Francuzka)

1. Frenchman

Related terms

adjective

• francuski

nouns

• Francuzka
• Francyjo

Further reading

• Francuz in silling.org