Franke

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁaŋkə/
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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German Franke, from Old High German Franko, from Frankish *Franko, from Proto-Germanic *frankô.

Noun

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Franke m (weak, genitive Franken, plural Franken, feminine Fränkin or Frankin)

  1. Franconian (person from the German region of Franconia (Franken), northern Bavaria)
  2. (history) Frank, Franconian (member of the Germanic tribe, male or unspecified sex)
  3. (history) Frank (Christian European from a medieval Islamic perspective)
Declension
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Hyponyms
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Proper noun

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Franke m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Frankes or (with an article) Franke, plural Frankes or Franke)

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

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Franke

  1. (rare) plural of Frank

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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Franke

  1. Nominalised inflection of frank.

Further reading

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