# franc
## English
### Alternative forms

* frank (obsolete)

### Etymology

From French franc. Doublet of Frank, frank, and farang.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɹæŋk/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -æŋk
* Homophones: frank, Frank

### Noun

franc (plural francs)
* A former unit of currency of France, Belgium and Luxembourg, replaced by the euro.
    The last 50 franc note, released in 1993, features Saint-Exupéry and a depiction of The Little Prince.
* Any of several units of currency, some of which are multi-national (West African CFA Franc (XOF), Central African CFA Franc (XAF), the Swiss franc (CHF)) while others are national currencies.

#### Usage notes

The word franc is abbreviated 'F' in ISO 4217 currency codes, usually prepended by the country's 2-letter alpha code in the case of national currencies:
* BIF: Burundi Franc
* CDF: Congolese Franc
* CHF: Swiss franc
* DJF: Djibouti Franc
* GNF: Guinean Franc
* KMF: Comorian Franc
* RAF: Rwandan Franc
* XAF: Central African Franc
* XOF: West African Franc

#### Derived terms

* Belgian franc
* CFA franc
* CFP franc
* Eurofranc
* French franc
* old franc
* Swiss franc

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

### Anagrams

* ARFCN, cfRNA

## Catalan
### Etymology

From Late Latin Francus, perhaps via Old French franc.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈfɾaŋ]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈfɾaŋk]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Adjective

franc (feminine franca, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franques)
* free, exempt
* frank, unrestrained
* (historical) Frankish

#### Derived terms

* de franc
* francament
* francbord
* franquejar
* franquer
* franquesa
* franquet
* franquia
* franquícia

### Noun

franc m (plural francs)
* franc (currency)

### Noun

franc m (plural francs, feminine franca)
* Frank (one of the Franks)

#### Related terms

* França
* francès
* fràncic

### Further reading

* “franc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “franc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “franc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “franc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French franc.

### Noun

franc c (singular definite francen, plural indefinite franc)
* franc (currency)

#### Derived terms

* belgierfranc
* schweizerfranc

### References

* “franc” in Den Danske Ordbog

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fʁɑ̃/
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French franc, from Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Frank (“a Frank”), a name probably taken from Proto-Germanic *frankô, *frakkōn (“spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *preng-, *pregn- (“pole, stalk”). Cognate with Old Norse frakka (“javelin, throwing spit”), Old English franca (“javelin, lance”).

#### Adjective

franc (feminine franche, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franches)
* free
    Synonym: libre
    Il a fait cette action de sa pure et franche volonté.His action was performed out of his free will.
* frank
* full
    Synonyms: entier, complet, plein
    4 jours francs ― 4 full days
* tax-free
    Port franc ― Free port

##### Derived terms

* à franc étrier
* avoir les coudées franches
* coup franc
* franc comme l’or
* franchement
* franchise
* moineau franc
* perche franche

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French franc, from Early Medieval Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Frank (“a Frank”) (see Etymology 1). Compare also Old High German Franko (“a Frank”), Old English Franca (“a Frank”). See also Feringhee.

#### Noun

franc m (plural francs)
* (monetary) franc
    Synonym: balle
* Frank

##### Derived terms

* franc belge
* franc CFA
* franc français
* franc suisse

##### Descendants

* → Afar: faranká
* → English: franc
* → German: Franc
* → Irish: franc
* → Persian: فرانک (ferânk)
* → Ottoman Turkish: فرانق (frank)
** Turkish: frank
* → Vietnamese: phật lăng

#### Adjective

franc (feminine franque, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franques)
* Frankish, Franconian

#### See also

* (money): sou

### Further reading

* “franc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From Latin Francī, plural of Francus (“Frank, French”). The noun meaning "syphilis" possibly derives from the noun phrase franc betegség ("French disease").

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfrɒnt͡s]
* Rhymes: -ɒnt͡s

### Adjective

franc (not comparable)
* (obsolete) French

### Noun

franc (countable and uncountable, plural francok)
* (obsolete) French
    Synonym: francia
* (archaic) syphilis
    Synonyms: vérbaj, szifilisz
* (slang or vulgar) damn, hell
    Synonyms: (colloquial or slang) fene, (vulgar) picsa
    A francba! ― Damn/Shit!
    Menj a francba! ― Go to hell!
* (slang or vulgar) the heck, the hell (expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative term)
    Synonyms: (colloquial or slang) fene, (vulgar) picsa
    Hogy a francba fogod kifizetni az adósságodat? ― How the heck are you going to pay your debt?
    Mi a franc van ezzel a tévével? ― What the heck is with this television?
    Mi a francért/francnak akar idejönni ez a nyavalyás? ― Why the heck does this bastard want to come here?
    Ki a francot érdekel ez a marhaság? ― Who the heck is interested in this rubbish?

#### Derived terms

* francba

### Further reading

* ((archaic) “syphilis”; now: expletive): franc in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* (“French [person]”; archaic/obsolete, folksy): franc in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Irish
### Etymology

From French franc.

### Noun

franc m (genitive singular frainc, nominative plural frainc)
* (numismatics) franc

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
franc
frainc
vocative
a fhrainc
a fhranca
genitive
frainc
franc
dative
franc
frainc
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an franc
na frainc
genitive
an fhrainc
na bhfranc
dative
leis an bhfranc don fhranc
leis na frainc :

#### Derived terms

* franc Beilgeach/franc na Beilge
* franc Eilvéiseach/franc na hEilvéise
* franc Francach/franc na Fraince

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “slump”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “franc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

## Middle French
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

franc m (plural frans)
* franc (unit of currency)

### Adjective

franc m (feminine singular franche, masculine plural frans, feminine plural franches)
* noble

## Norman
### Etymology

From Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Franc (“a Frank”), of Frankish origin.

### Adjective

franc m
* (Jersey) frank

#### Derived terms

* franchement (“frankly”)

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

franc m (plural francen)
* franc

### References

* “franc” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old French
### Etymology

From Latin Francus, thought to be from Frankish.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɾank/
* Rhymes: -ank

### Adjective

franc m (oblique and nominative feminine singular franche)
* French
* free
* noble; of noble descent
* brave; valiant

#### Descendants

* → English: frank
* French: franc
* → Middle High German: franc
* Norman: franc (Jersey)
* Persian: فرنگ (farang)

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fraŋk/

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French Franc. Doublet of frânc.

#### Noun

franc m (plural franci)
* a Frank (Germanic tribe)

##### Declension
#### Adjective

franc m or n (feminine singular francă, masculine plural franci, feminine and neuter plural france)
* of a Frank, Frankish

##### Related terms

* frânc

##### See also

* francez

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from French franc (noun).

#### Noun

franc m (plural franci)
* (numismatics) a franc (currency)

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

Borrowed from French franc (adjective).

#### Adjective

franc m or n (feminine singular francă, masculine plural franci, feminine and neuter plural france)
* frank, sincere, honest