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franc

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See also: Franc, frânc, and franc.

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French franc. Doublet of Frank, frank, and farang.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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franc (plural francs)

  1. A former unit of currency of France, Belgium and Luxembourg, replaced by the euro.
    The last 50 franc note, released in 1993, features Saint-Exupéry and a depiction of The Little Prince.
  2. Any of several units of currency, some of which are multi-national (West African CFA Franc (XOF), Central African CFA Franc (XAF), the Swiss franc (CHF)) while others are national currencies.

Usage notes

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The word franc is abbreviated 'F' in ISO 4217 currency codes, usually prepended by the country's 2-letter alpha code in the case of national currencies:

  • BIF: Burundi Franc
  • CDF: Congolese Franc
  • CHF: Swiss franc
  • DJF: Djibouti Franc
  • GNF: Guinean Franc
  • KMF: Comorian Franc
  • RAF: Rwandan Franc
  • XAF: Central African Franc
  • XOF: West African Franc

Derived terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From Late Latin Francus, perhaps via Old French franc.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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franc (feminine franca, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franques)

  1. free, exempt
  2. frank, unrestrained
  3. (historical) Frankish

Derived terms

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Noun

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franc m (plural francs)

  1. franc (currency)

Noun

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franc m (plural francs, feminine franca, feminine plural franques)

  1. Frank (one of the Franks)
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Further reading

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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French franc.

Noun

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franc c (singular definite francen, plural indefinite franc)

  1. franc (currency)

Declension

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Declension of franc
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative franc francen franc
francs 		francene
genitive francs francens francs
francs' 		francenes

Derived terms

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References

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle French franc, from Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Frank (“a Frank”), a name probably taken from Proto-Germanic *frankô, *frakkōn (“spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *preng-, *pregn- (“pole, stalk”). Cognate with Old Norse frakka (“javelin, throwing spit”), Old English franca (“javelin, lance”).

Adjective

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franc (feminine franche, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franches)

  1. free
    Synonym: libre
    Il a fait cette action de sa pure et franche volonté.
    His action was performed out of his free will.
  2. frank
  3. full
    Synonyms: entier, complet, plein
    4 jours francs ― 4 full days
  4. tax-free
    Port franc ― Free port
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Middle French franc, from Early Medieval Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Frank (“a Frank”) (see Etymology 1). Compare also Old High German Franko (“a Frank”), Old English Franca (“a Frank”). See also Feringhee.

Noun

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franc m (plural francs)

  1. (monetary) franc
    Synonym: balle
  2. Frank
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Descendants
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  • → Afar: faranká
  • → English: franc
  • → German: Franc
  • → Irish: franc
  • → Persian: فرانک (ferânk)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: فرانق (frank)
  • → Vietnamese: phật lăng

Adjective

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franc (feminine franque, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franques)

  1. Frankish, Franconian

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Further reading

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From Latin Francī, plural of Francus (“Frank, French”). The noun meaning "syphilis" possibly derives from the noun phrase franc betegség ("French disease").

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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franc (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) French

Noun

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franc (countable and uncountable, plural francok)

  1. (obsolete) French
    Synonym: francia
  2. (archaic) syphilis
    Synonyms: vérbaj, szifilisz
  3. (slang or vulgar) damn, hell
    Synonyms: (colloquial or slang) fene, (vulgar) picsa
    A francba! ― Damn/Shit!
    Menj a francba! ― Go to hell!
  4. (slang or vulgar) the heck, the hell (expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative term)
    Synonyms: (colloquial or slang) fene, (vulgar) picsa
    Hogy a francba fogod kifizetni az adósságodat? ― How the heck are you going to pay your debt?
    Mi a franc van ezzel a tévével? ― What the heck is with this television?
    Mi a francért/francnak akar idejönni ez a nyavalyás? ― Why the heck does this bastard want to come here?
    Ki a francot érdekel ez a marhaság? ― Who the heck is interested in this rubbish?

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative franc francok
accusative francot francokat
dative francnak francoknak
instrumental franccal francokkal
causal-final francért francokért
translative franccá francokká
terminative francig francokig
essive-formal francként francokként
essive-modal — —
inessive francban francokban
superessive francon francokon
adessive francnál francoknál
illative francba francokba
sublative francra francokra
allative franchoz francokhoz
elative francból francokból
delative francról francokról
ablative franctól francoktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		francé francoké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		francéi francokéi
Possessive forms of franc
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. francom francaim
2nd person sing. francod francaid
3rd person sing. franca francai
1st person plural francunk francaink
2nd person plural francotok francaitok
3rd person plural francuk francaik

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ((archaic) “syphilis”; now: expletive): franc in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • (“French [person]”; archaic/obsolete, folksy): franc in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Irish

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Etymology

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From French franc.

Noun

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franc m (genitive singular frainc, nominative plural frainc)

  1. (numismatics) franc

Declension

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Declension of franc (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative franc frainc
vocative a fhrainc a fhranca
genitive frainc franc
dative franc frainc
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an franc na frainc
genitive an fhrainc na bhfranc
dative leis an bhfranc
don fhranc 		leis na frainc

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of franc
radical lenition eclipsis
franc fhranc bhfranc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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Middle French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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franc m (plural frans)

  1. franc (unit of currency)

Adjective

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franc m (feminine singular franche, masculine plural frans, feminine plural franches)

  1. noble

Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Franc (“a Frank”), of Frankish origin.

Adjective

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franc m

  1. (Jersey) frank

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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franc m (plural francen)

  1. franc

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin Francus, thought to be from Frankish.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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franc m (oblique and nominative feminine singular franche)

  1. French
  2. free
  3. noble; of noble descent
  4. brave; valiant

Declension

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Case masculine feminine neuter
singular subject frans franche, or less common france franc
oblique franc franche, or less common france franc
plural subject franc franches, or less common frances franc
oblique frans franches, or less common frances franc

Descendants

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Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French Franc. Doublet of frânc.

Noun

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franc m (plural franci)

  1. a Frank (Germanic tribe)
Declension
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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative franc francul franci francii
genitive-dative franc francului franci francilor
vocative francule francilor

Adjective

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franc m or n (feminine singular francă, masculine plural franci, feminine/neuter plural france)

  1. of a Frank, Frankish
Declension
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Declension of franc
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite franc francă franci france
definite francul franca francii francele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite franc france franci france
definite francului francei francilor francelor
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French franc (noun).

Noun

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franc m (plural franci)

  1. (numismatics) a franc (currency)
Declension
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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative franc francul franci francii
genitive-dative franc francului franci francilor
vocative francule francilor

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from French franc (adjective).

Adjective

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franc m or n (feminine singular francă, masculine plural franci, feminine/neuter plural france)

  1. frank, sincere, honest
Declension
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Declension of franc
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite franc francă franci france
definite francul franca francii francele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite franc france franci france
definite francului francei francilor francelor
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