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, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		frantses	frantsesa	frantsesak
ergative		frantsesek	frantsesak	frantsesek
dative		frantsesi	frantsesari	frantsesei
genitive		frantsesen	frantsesaren	frantsesen
comitative		frantsesekin	frantsesarekin	frantsesekin
causative		frantsesengatik	frantsesarengatik	frantsesengatik
benefactive		frantsesentzat	frantsesarentzat	frantsesentzat
instrumental		frantsesez	frantsesaz	frantsesez
inessive	anim	frantsesengan	frantsesarengan	frantsesengan
	inan	frantsesetan	frantsesean	frantsesetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	frantsesetako	frantseseko	frantsesetako
allative	anim	frantsesengana	frantsesarengana	frantsesengana
	inan	frantsesetara	frantsesera	frantsesetara
terminative	anim	frantsesenganaino	frantsesarenganaino	frantsesenganaino
	inan	frantsesetaraino	frantseseraino	frantsesetaraino
directive	anim	frantsesenganantz	frantsesarenganantz	frantsesenganantz
	inan	frantsesetarantz	frantseserantz	frantsesetarantz
destinative	anim	frantsesenganako	frantsesarenganako	frantsesenganako
	inan	frantsesetarako	frantseserako	frantsesetarako
ablative	anim	frantsesengandik	frantsesarengandik	frantsesengandik
	inan	frantsesetatik	frantsesetik	frantsesetatik
partitive		frantsesik	—	—
prolative		frantsestzat	—	—

Noun

frantses anim

1. a French person

   Synonym: frantziar

Declension

Declension of frantses (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	frantses	frantsesa	frantsesak
ergative	frantsesek	frantsesak	frantsesek
dative	frantsesi	frantsesari	frantsesei
genitive	frantsesen	frantsesaren	frantsesen
comitative	frantsesekin	frantsesarekin	frantsesekin
causative	frantsesengatik	frantsesarengatik	frantsesengatik
benefactive	frantsesentzat	frantsesarentzat	frantsesentzat
instrumental	frantsesez	frantsesaz	frantsesez
inessive	frantsesengan	frantsesarengan	frantsesengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	frantsesengana	frantsesarengana	frantsesengana
terminative	frantsesenganaino	frantsesarenganaino	frantsesenganaino
directive	frantsesenganantz	frantsesarenganantz	frantsesenganantz
destinative	frantsesenganako	frantsesarenganako	frantsesenganako
ablative	frantsesengandik	frantsesarengandik	frantsesengandik
partitive	frantsesik	—	—
prolative	frantsestzat	—	—

Noun

frantses inan

1. the French language

Declension

Declension of frantses (inanimate, singular only, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular
absolutive	frantses	frantsesa
ergative	—	frantsesak
dative	—	frantsesari
genitive	—	frantsesaren
comitative	—	frantsesarekin
causative	—	frantsesarengatik
benefactive	—	frantsesarentzat
instrumental	frantsesez	frantsesaz
inessive	—	frantsesean
locative	—	—
allative	—	—
terminative	—	—
directive	—	—
destinative	—	—
ablative	—	—
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