françois

See also: Francois and François

Middle French

Noun

françois m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of françoys

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Old French

Alternative forms

• franceis
• françoys
• fraunceis

Etymology

France +‎ -ois, corresponding to Medieval Latin franciscus, from Late Latin Francus (“Frank (tribal name)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /franˈt͡sojs/

Adjective

françois m (oblique and nominative feminine singular françoise)

1. French

Noun

françois oblique singular, m (nominative singular françois)

1. the (Old) French language
   • circa 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci commence le miracle de Théophile:

     S'en sui plus dolenz, Salatin,
     Quar en françois ne en latin
     Ne finai onques de proier

     I am very sad about it, Satan
     For neither in French nor in Latin
     Have I stopped praying for you

Descendants

• Middle French: françois, françoys
  • French: français
• Middle High German: franzoisisch
  • German: französisch
    • Belarusian: французскі (francuzski)
    • Czech: francouzský
    • Lithuanian: prancūzų
    • Polish: francuski
    • Russian: францу́зский (francúzskij)
    • Serbo-Croatian: француски/francuski
    • Slovak: francúzsky
    • Slovene: francoski
    • Ukrainian: французький (francuzʹkyj)
  • Luxembourgish: franséisch, franséisesch

See also

• romanz