fransk
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
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Adjective edit
fransk
- French (of or pertaining to France)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of fransk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte 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 edit
fransk n (singular definite fransken, not used in plural form)
- French (language)
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German fransch.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fransk (neuter singular fransk, definite singular and plural franske)
- French (of or relating to France, the French people or language)
Noun edit
fransk m (definite singular fransken, uncountable)
- French (Romance language spoken in France and other countries)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “fransk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German fransch.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fransk (indefinite singular fransk, definite singular and plural franske, comparative meir fransk, superlative mest fransk)
- French (of or relating to France, the French people or language)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Noun edit
fransk m (definite singular fransken, uncountable)
- French (Romance language spoken in France)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “fransk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
fransk (not comparable)
Declension edit
| Inflection of fransk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | fransk | — | — |
| Neuter singular | franskt | — | — |
| Plural | franska | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | franske | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | franske | — | — |
| All | franska | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||