Old English · proper noun

Franca

Part of speech: proper noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈfrɑn.kɑ/
[ˈfrɑŋ.kɑ]
Syllables: ˈfrɑn · kɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: frank frenchman franks

Meaning

Frank, Frenchman
the Franks

An. DCCLXXX Hēr Ealdsexe ⁊ Francan ġefuhton.

Year 780 In this year the Saxons and French fought.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Declension

Declension of Franca
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Franca	Francan
Accusative	Francan	Francan
Genitive	Francan	Francena
Dative	Francan	Francum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Frankō, from Proto-Germanic *frankô. Related to Frankish *Franko, Old High German Franko (German Franke), Old Norse Frakki (Icelandic Frakki), Latin francus (Old French franc).

Descendants

frank

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