frant
Polish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Freund. Perhaps influenced by Czech Franta,[1] diminutive of František (“Francis”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfrant m pers
- (colloquial, obsolete) dodger, slyboots, wag
- (historical, obsolete) comedian, jester
- (obsolete) carouser, rake
Declension
editDeclension of frant
Derived terms
editadjectives
adverb
nouns
verb
- frantować impf
Related terms
editnouns
Descendants
edit- → Russian: франт (frant)
References
edit- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “Franciszek”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
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