fransk

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German fransch, which goes back, via Old French franceis (French français), to Late Latin Franciscus. This adjective is borrowed from Frankish *frankisk (“Frankish”), which is also the source of English French (Old English Frenċisċ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʁɑnˀsɡ̊]

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

fransk

1. French (of or pertaining to France)

Inflection

Inflection of fransk

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	fransk	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	fransk	—	—2
plural	franske	—	—2
definite attributive1	franske	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

fransk n (singular definite fransken, not used in plural form)

1. French (language)

Derived terms

• Fransk Guyana

Ludian

Noun

fransk

1. French language

Declension

Declension of fransk (type 1a/tila, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	fransk	franskad
genitive	franskan	franskoiden
partitive	franskad	franskoid
essive	franskan	franskoin
instructive	—	franskoin
inessive	franskas	franskoiš
elative	franskaspiä	franskoišpiä
illative	franskah	franskoihe
adessive	franskal	franskoil
ablative	franskalpiä	franskoilpiä
allative	franskale	franskoile
abessive	franskata	franskoita
prolative	franskači	franskoiči
translative	franskaks	franskoikš
additive	franskahpiä	franskoihepiä
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

References

• M. Pahomov (2022), “fransk”, in Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ‎^[1], Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN, page 40

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German fransch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fransk/

Adjective

fransk (neuter singular fransk, definite singular and plural franske)

1. French (of or relating to France, the French people or language)

Noun

fransk m (definite singular fransken, uncountable)

1. French (Romance language spoken in France and other countries)

Derived terms

• Fransk Guyana
• Fransk Polynesia
• franskmann
• franskspråklig
• fransktalende
• gammelfransk
• mellomfransk

Related terms

• Frankrike

References

• “fransk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German fransch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fransk/

Adjective

fransk (indefinite singular fransk, definite singular and plural franske, comparative meir fransk, superlative mest fransk)

1. French (of or relating to France, the French people or language)

Derived terms

• Fransk Guyana
• franskmann
• Fransk Polynesia

Related terms

• Frankrike

Noun

fransk m (definite singular fransken, uncountable)

1. French (Romance language spoken in France)

Derived terms

• mellomfransk

References

• “fransk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German fransch, which goes back, via Old French franceis (French français), to Late Latin Franciscus. This adjective is borrowed from Frankish *frankisk (“Frankish”), which is also the source of English French (Old English Frenċisċ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fransk/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

fransk (not comparable)

1. French (of or pertaining to France or the French language)

   en fransk film

   a French movie

   franska revolutionen

   the French Revolution

Declension

Inflection of fransk

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	fransk	—	—
neuter singular	franskt	—	—
plural	franska	—	—
masculine plural2	franske	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	franske	—	—
all	franska	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• fransk hotdog (“French hotdog”)
• fransk kebab (“kebab baguette”)
• fransk sittning (“unidirectional seating”)

See also

• Frankrike
• fransman
• fransyska

References

• “fransk”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “fransk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)