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Webster 1913 Edition


Franc

Franc

(frăṉk)
,
Noun.
[F., fr.
franc
a Franc. See
Frank
,
Adj.
]
A silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland. In 1913 it was equivalent to about nineteen cents American, or ten pence British, and is divided into 100 centimes.

Webster 1828 Edition


Franc

FRANC

,
Noun.
1.
An ancient coin of France. The value of the gold frank was something more than that of the gold crown. The silver franc was in value a third of the gold one. The gold coin is no longer in circulation. The present franc or frank, is a silver coin of the value nearly of nineteen cents, or ten pence sterling.
2.
A letter which is exempted from postage; or the writing which renders it free.
3.
A sty for swine. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


Franc

Franc

See also: franc, frânc, and franc.

French

Noun

Franc m (plural Francs, feminine Franque)

  1. Frank (member of a people that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany)

German

Noun

Franc m (genitive Franc, plural Francs)

  1. franc (currency)

Declension


Irish

Etymology

From Old French franc and/or Latin Francus (A Frank), from Frankish *Franko (a Frank); both from Proto-Germanic *frankô (javelin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfˠɾˠaŋk]

Noun

Franc m (genitive singular Frainc, nominative plural Frainc)

  1. (historical) Frank

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Franc Fhranc bhFranc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References


Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfránts/
  • Tonal orthography: frȁnc

Proper noun

Frànc m anim (genitive Fránca)

  1. A male given name

Declension

franc

franc

See also: Franc, frânc, and franc.

English

Noun

franc (plural francs)

  1. former unit of currency of France, Belgium and Luxembourg, replaced by the euro.
  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.

Translations

Usage notes

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

Anagrams


Catalan

Adjective

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

  1. frank

Derived terms

Noun

franc m (plural francs)

  1. franc (currency)
  2. Frank (one of the Franks)

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁɑ̃/

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

  1. free
    Il a fait cette action de sa pure et franche volonté.
    His action was performed out of his free will
  2. frank
  3. full
    4 jours francs
    4 full days
  4. tax-free
    Port franc
    Free port

Etymology 2

From Middle French, from Medieval Latin Franc (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

franc m (plural francs)

  1. (monetary) franc
  2. Frank

Adjective

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

  1. Frankish, Franconian.

Related terms

See also


Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfrɒnt͡s]

Adjective

franc (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) French

Noun

franc (plural francok)

  1. (obsolete) French
  2. (archaic) syphilis
  3. (vulgar) damn
    A francba! - Damn/****!
    Menj a francba! - Go to ****!

Declension

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
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


Middle French

Noun

franc m (plural frans)

  1. franc (unit of currency)

Adjective

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

  1. noble

Norman

Etymology

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

Adjective

franc m

  1. (Jersey) frank

Derived terms


Old French

Etymology

Latin Francus, thought to be from Frankish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frãnk/
  • Rhymes: -ãnk

Adjective

franc m (oblique and nominative feminine singular franche)

  1. noble; of noble descent
  2. brave; valiant

Declension

Descendants


Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fraŋk/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French Franc.

Noun

franc m (plural franci)

  1. a Frank (Germanic tribe)

Adjective

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

  1. of a Frank, Frankish
Related terms
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowing from French franc (noun).

Noun

franc m (plural franci)

  1. (numismatics) a franc (French, Swiss, or Belgian)

Etymology 3

Borrowing from French franc (adjective).

Adjective

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

  1. frank, sincere, honest