frantses

Basque

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /frant͡s̺es̺/ [frãn.t͡s̺es̺]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /frant͡s̺es̺/ [frãn.t͡s̺es̺]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /frant͡s̻es̺/ [frãn.t͡s̻es̺]

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• Rhymes: -ants̺es̺, -es̺

• Rhymes: -ants̺es̺, -es̺
• Rhymes: -ants̻es̺, -es̺

• Hyphenation: fran‧tses

Adjective

frantses (not comparable)

1. French

Declension

Declension of frantses (adjective C-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		frantses	frantsesa	frantsesak	frantsesok
ergative		frantsesek	frantsesak	frantsesek	frantsesok
dative		frantsesi	frantsesari	frantsesei	frantsesoi
genitive		frantsesen	frantsesaren	frantsesen	frantseson
comitative		frantsesekin	frantsesarekin	frantsesekin	frantsesokin
causative		frantsesengatik	frantsesarengatik	frantsesengatik	frantsesongatik
benefactive		frantsesentzat	frantsesarentzat	frantsesentzat	frantsesontzat
instrumental		frantsesez	frantsesaz	frantsesez	frantsesotaz
inessive	anim.	frantsesengan	frantsesarengan	frantsesengan	frantsesongan
	inan.	frantsesetan	frantsesean	frantsesetan	frantsesotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	frantsesetako	frantseseko	frantsesetako	frantsesotako
allative	anim.	frantsesengana	frantsesarengana	frantsesengana	frantsesongana
	inan.	frantsesetara	frantsesera	frantsesetara	frantsesotara
terminative	anim.	frantsesenganaino	frantsesarenganaino	frantsesenganaino	frantsesonganaino
	inan.	frantsesetaraino	frantseseraino	frantsesetaraino	frantsesotaraino
directive	anim.	frantsesenganantz	frantsesarenganantz	frantsesenganantz	frantsesonganantz
	inan.	frantsesetarantz	frantseserantz	frantsesetarantz	frantsesotarantz
destinative	anim.	frantsesenganako	frantsesarenganako	frantsesenganako	frantsesonganako
	inan.	frantsesetarako	frantseserako	frantsesetarako	frantsesotarako
ablative	anim.	frantsesengandik	frantsesarengandik	frantsesengandik	frantsesongandik
	inan.	frantsesetatik	frantsesetik	frantsesetatik	frantsesotatik
partitive		frantsesik	—	—	—
prolative		frantsestzat	—	—	—

Noun

frantses anim

1. a French person

   Synonym: frantziar

Declension

Declension of frantses (anim C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	frantses	frantsesa	frantsesak	frantsesok
ergative	frantsesek	frantsesak	frantsesek	frantsesok
dative	frantsesi	frantsesari	frantsesei	frantsesoi
genitive	frantsesen	frantsesaren	frantsesen	frantseson
comitative	frantsesekin	frantsesarekin	frantsesekin	frantsesokin
causative	frantsesengatik	frantsesarengatik	frantsesengatik	frantsesongatik
benefactive	frantsesentzat	frantsesarentzat	frantsesentzat	frantsesontzat
instrumental	frantsesez	frantsesaz	frantsesez	frantsesotaz
inessive	frantsesengan	frantsesarengan	frantsesengan	frantsesongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	frantsesengana	frantsesarengana	frantsesengana	frantsesongana
terminative	frantsesenganaino	frantsesarenganaino	frantsesenganaino	frantsesonganaino
directive	frantsesenganantz	frantsesarenganantz	frantsesenganantz	frantsesonganantz
destinative	frantsesenganako	frantsesarenganako	frantsesenganako	frantsesonganako
ablative	frantsesengandik	frantsesarengandik	frantsesengandik	frantsesongandik
partitive	frantsesik	—	—	—
prolative	frantsestzat	—	—	—

Noun

frantses inan

1. the French language

Declension

Declension of frantses (inan sg-only C-stem)

	indefinite	singular
absolutive	frantses	frantsesa
ergative	—	frantsesak
dative	—	frantsesari
genitive	—	frantsesaren
comitative	—	frantsesarekin
causative	—	frantsesarengatik
benefactive	—	frantsesarentzat
instrumental	frantsesez	frantsesaz
inessive	—	frantsesean
locative	—	frantseseko
allative	—	frantsesera
terminative	—	frantseseraino
directive	—	frantseserantz
destinative	—	frantseserako
ablative	—	frantsesetik
partitive	frantsesik	—
prolative	frantsestzat	—

Related terms

• Frantzia

Further reading

• “frantses”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “frantses”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005