frant
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Freund. Perhaps influenced by Czech Franta,[1] diminutive of František (“Francis”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
frant m pers
- (colloquial, obsolete) dodger, slyboots, wag
- (historical, obsolete) comedian, jester
- (obsolete) carouser, rake
Declension edit
Declension of frant
Derived terms edit
adjectives
adverb
nouns
verb
- frantować impf
Related terms edit
nouns
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