frant

See also: Frant, frânt, fränt, and Franț

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Freund. Perhaps influenced by Czech Franta, diminutive of František (“Francis”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frant/

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• Rhymes: -ant
• Syllabification: frant

Noun

frant m pers

1. (colloquial, obsolete) dodger, slyboots, wag

   Synonyms: cwaniak, filut, spryciarz

2. (historical, obsolete) comedian, jester

   Synonyms: błazen, komediant

3. (obsolete) carouser, rake

   Synonyms: birbant, elegant, hulaka

Declension

Declension of frant

	singular	plural
nominative	frant	franci/frantowie/franty (deprecative)
genitive	franta	frantów
dative	frantowi	frantom
accusative	franta	frantów
instrumental	frantem	frantami
locative	francie	frantach
vocative	francie	franci/frantowie

Derived terms

adjectives

• frantowny
• frantowski

 

adverb

• z głupia frant

 

nouns

• frantostwo
• frantówka

 

verb

• frantować impf

 

Related terms

nouns

• Franciszek
• Frącek

 

Descendants

• → Russian: франт (frant)

Further reading

• frant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• frant in Polish dictionaries at PWN