Francisca

See also: franciscà

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Francisca, from Latin Francisca.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Fran‧cis‧ca

Proper noun

Francisca

1. (dated) a female given name

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /franˈkis.ka/, [fräŋˈkɪs̠kä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /franˈt͡ʃis.ka/, [frän̠ʲˈt͡ʃiskä]

Proper noun

Francisca f (genitive Franciscae); first declension

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Frances

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Francisca	Franciscae
genitive	Franciscae	Franciscārum
dative	Franciscae	Franciscīs
accusative	Franciscam	Franciscās
ablative	Franciscā	Franciscīs
vocative	Francisca	Franciscae

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Francisca.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈsis.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈsis.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃ.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: Fran‧cis‧ca

Proper noun

Francisca f (plural Franscicas)

1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Frances

   Synonym: (pet name) Chica

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /fɾanˈθiska/ [fɾãn̟ˈθis.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /fɾanˈsiska/ [fɾãnˈsis.ka]
• Rhymes: -iska
• Syllabification: Fran‧cis‧ca

Proper noun

Francisca f

1. a female given name

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Paransisca — obsolete
• Paransiska — obsolete

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /fɾanˈsiska/ [fɾɐn̪ˈsis.kɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /pɾanˈsiska/ [pɾɐn̪ˈsis.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -iska
• Syllabification: Fran‧cis‧ca

Proper noun

Francisca (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜃ)

1. a female given name from Spanish