Franke
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German Franke, from Old High German Franko, from Frankish *Franko, from Proto-Germanic *frankô.
Noun edit
Franke m (weak, genitive Franken, plural Franken, feminine Fränkin or Frankin)
- Franconian (person from the German region of Franconia (Franken), northern Bavaria)
- (history) Frank, Franconian (member of the Germanic tribe, male or unspecified sex)
- (history) Frank (Christian European from a medieval Islamic perspective)
Declension edit
Declension of Franke [masculine, weak]
Related terms edit
Proper noun edit
Franke m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Frankes or (with an article) Franke, plural Frankes or Franke)
- a surname
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Proper noun edit
Franke
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
Franke
- Nominalised inflection of frank.
Further reading edit
- “Franke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Franke” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Franke” in Duden online