frankisk
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to franker (“Frank”) + -isk, borrowed via German fränkisch from Frankish *frankisk (“Frankish”), derived from *frankō, from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“spear; Frank”).
The adjective was also borrowed to Old English Frenċisċ (hence English French) and Old French franceis (hence French français). Doublet of fransk.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
frankisk
- (historical) Frankish (relating to the historical Germanic tribe of the Franks)
- (obsolete) West European (seen from the point of view of the Greeks and Middle Eastern people)
- Franconian (relating to the German region of Franconia)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
frankisk (indefinite singular frankisk, definite singular and plural frankiske)
- (historical) Frankish (relating to the Franks and their kingdom)
References edit
- “frankisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Adjective edit
frankisk (indefinite singular frankisk, definite singular and plural frankiske)
- (historical) Frankish (as above)
References edit
- “frankisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.