Franke

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʁaŋkə/

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German Franke, from Old High German Franko, from Frankish *Franko, from Proto-Germanic *frankô.

Noun

Franke m (weak, genitive Franken, plural Franken, feminine Fränkin or Frankin)

1. Franconian (person from the German region of Franconia (Franken), northern Bavaria)
2. (history) Frank, Franconian (member of the Germanic tribe, male or unspecified sex)
3. (history) Frank (Christian European from a medieval Islamic perspective)

Declension

Declension of Franke [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Franke	die	Franken
genitive	eines	des	Franken	der	Franken
dative	einem	dem	Franken	den	Franken
accusative	einen	den	Franken	die	Franken

Related terms

• Franken
• Frankenreich
• Fränkisch
• fränkisch
• Frankreich
• Franzium
• Franzmann
• Franzose
• französisch
• Ostfranke
• Westfranke

 

Proper noun

Franke m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Frankes or (with an article) Franke, plural Frankes or Franke)

1. a surname

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Franke

1. (rare) plural of Frank

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Franke

1. Nominalised inflection of frank.

Further reading

• “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