franskur

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish fransk.

Adjective

franskur m, fronsk f, franskt n

1. French

Declension

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Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	franskur	fronsk	franskt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	franskan	franska
Dative (hvørjumfall)	fronskum	franskari	fronskum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(fransks)	(franskar/ franskrar)	(fransks)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	franskir	franskar	fronsk
Accusative (hvønnfall)	franskar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	fronskum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(franska/ franskra)

Related terms

• Frakland (France)
• fraklendingur (Frenchman)
• Frans (France)
• fransbreyð, franskbreyð (white bread)
• franskt (French language; cognac)
• fransósir (syphilis)
• fransur, fransmaður (Frenchman; French ship)

Icelandic

Etymology

Attested since the 17th century. From Danish fransk, from Middle Low German fransch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfranskʏr/

  Rhymes: -anskʏr

Adjective

franskur (comparative franskari, superlative franskastur)

1. French

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	franskur	frönsk	franskt
accusative	franskan	franska	franskt
dative	frönskum	franskri	frönsku
genitive	fransks	franskrar	fransks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	franskir	franskar	frönsk
accusative	franska	franskar	frönsk
dative	frönskum	frönskum	frönskum
genitive	franskra	franskra	franskra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	franski	franska	franska
accusative	franska	frönsku	franska
dative	franska	frönsku	franska
genitive	franska	frönsku	franska
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frönsku	frönsku	frönsku
accusative	frönsku	frönsku	frönsku
dative	frönsku	frönsku	frönsku
genitive	frönsku	frönsku	frönsku

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	franskari	franskari	franskara
accusative	franskari	franskari	franskara
dative	franskari	franskari	franskara
genitive	franskari	franskari	franskara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	franskari	franskari	franskari
accusative	franskari	franskari	franskari
dative	franskari	franskari	franskari
genitive	franskari	franskari	franskari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	franskastur	frönskust	franskast
accusative	franskastan	franskasta	franskast
dative	frönskustum	franskastri	frönskustu
genitive	franskasts	franskastrar	franskasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	franskastir	franskastar	frönskust
accusative	franskasta	franskastar	frönskust
dative	frönskustum	frönskustum	frönskustum
genitive	franskastra	franskastra	franskastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	franskasti	franskasta	franskasta
accusative	franskasta	frönskustu	franskasta
dative	franskasta	frönskustu	franskasta
genitive	franskasta	frönskustu	franskasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frönskustu	frönskustu	frönskustu
accusative	frönskustu	frönskustu	frönskustu
dative	frönskustu	frönskustu	frönskustu
genitive	frönskustu	frönskustu	frönskustu

Related terms

• franskar kartöflur (“French fries”)
• franskar (“French fries”)
• franskur rennilás (“velcro”)
• fransbrauð (“white bread”)
• Frakki (“Frenchman”)
• Fransmaður (“Frenchman”) (old-fashioned)