franca

See also: Franca and França

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈfɾaŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈfɾaŋ.ka]

• Audio (Valencia):

  (file)

Adjective

franca

1. feminine singular of franc

Esperanto

franca flago

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrant͡sa/

• Audio 1:

  (file)

• Audio 2:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ant͡sa
• Syllabification: fran‧ca

Adjective

franca (accusative singular francan, plural francaj, accusative plural francajn)

1. French (of or pertaining to France, the French people, or the French language)
2. (la franca) ellipsis of la franca lingvo (“the French language”)

Hypernyms

• eŭropa (“European”)

Derived terms

• franclingvano, francparolanto (“a French speaker”)
• francparola, francparolanta (“French-speaking”)

Related terms

• france (“in French”)
• Francio (“France”)
• franco (“a French person”)

Further reading

• “franca”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “franca”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfran.ka/
• Rhymes: -anka
• Hyphenation: fràn‧ca

Adjective

franca

1. feminine singular of franco

Derived terms

• farla franca (“to get away with it”)

Latin

Pronunciation

• franca:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfraŋ.ka]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfraŋ.ka]
• francā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfraŋ.kaː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfraŋ.ka]

Adjective

franca

1. inflection of francus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

francā

1. ablative feminine singular of francus

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frankō (“javelin”). Cognate with Old Norse frakka (“javelin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɑn.kɑ/, [ˈfrɑŋ.kɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑn.kɑ

Noun

franca m

1. lance, javelin, spear

   Synonym: gār

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	franca	francan
accusative	francan	francan
genitive	francan	francena
dative	francan	francum

Related terms

• Franca

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Franze as the disease originated in France in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈfran.t͡sa/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Goral):
    • (Zagórze) IPA^(key): [ˈfran.t͡sa]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ant͡sa
• Syllabification: fran‧ca

Noun

franca f

1. (colloquial, pathology) syphilis

   Synonyms: kiła, przymiot, syfilis

2. (colloquial, pathology) nagging, chronic illness

   Synonym: choróbsko

3. (colloquial, dermatology) pimple, pustule

   Synonyms: krosta, pryszcz, wyprysk

4. (derogatory) blackguard, scoundrel

   Synonym: niegodziwiec

Declension

Declension of franca

	singular	plural
nominative	franca	france
genitive	francy	franc
dative	francy	francom
accusative	francę	france
instrumental	francą	francami
locative	francy	francach
vocative	franco	france

Derived terms

adjective

• francowaty

Related terms

adverb

• francowato

nouns

• francowata
• francowatość

verb

• francowacieć impf

Further reading

• “franca”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “franca”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• Józefa Kobylińska (2001), “franca”, in Marian Kucała, editor, Słownik gwary gorczańskiej (zagórzańskiej)‎^[3] (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii Pedagogicznej, →ISBN, page 39

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾɐ̃.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾɐ̃.kɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃kɐ
• Hyphenation: fran‧ca

Adjective

franca

1. feminine singular of franco

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian francare.

Verb

a franca (third-person singular present franchează, past participle francat) 1st conjugation

1. to stamp a letter

Conjugation

    conjugation of franca (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a franca
gerund			francând
past participle			francat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	franchez	franchezi	franchează	francăm	francați	franchează
	imperfect	francam	francai	franca	francam	francați	francau
	simple perfect	francai	francași	francă	francarăm	francarăți	francară
	pluperfect	francasem	francaseși	francase	francaserăm	francaserăți	francaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să franchez	să franchezi	să francheze	să francăm	să francați	să francheze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		franchează			francați
	negative		nu franca			nu francați

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾanka/ [ˈfɾãŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: fran‧ca

Adjective

franca

1. feminine singular of franco