Lingua franca

See also: lingua franca

German

Alternative forms

lingua franca, Lingua Franca (possibly nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lingua franca (“Frankish language”), the plural is from Latin lingua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌlɪŋɡu̯a ˈfʁaŋka]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Lin‧gua fran‧ca

Noun

Lingua franca f (genitive Lingua franca, plural Linguae francae or Lingua francas or Lingue franche) (see usage notes)

1. lingua franca

Usage notes

• The most common plural is Linguae francae, after Latin; the plurals Lingue franche (after Italian) and Lingua francas may be found as well. Compare the pluralization of English lingua franca.

Declension

Declension of Lingua franca [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lingua franca	die	Linguae francae
genitive	einer	der	Lingua franca	der	Linguae francae
dative	einer	der	Lingua franca	den	Linguae francae
accusative	eine	die	Lingua franca	die	Linguae francae