Standard Lemma guide

Frankish

adj · name · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈfɹæŋkɪʃ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: F R AE1 NG K IH0 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Franks.

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the Franks.

In or of the language of the Franks.

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3

adj

Meaning 3

French.

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4

name

Meaning 4

The language of the Franks, an ancient West Germanic language, ancestral to Dutch.

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5

name

Meaning 5

French.

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adjective

Meaning 6

of or relating to the Franks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

From Frank + -ish. Compare Middle English Frenkisch, Frenkis (“Frankish, French”), Old English Frencisc (“Frankish, French”). More at French. Doublet of French.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِفْرَنْجِيّ (ʔifranjiyy) — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Armenian: ֆրանկական (frankakan) — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Breton: frank — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Catalan: franc — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Danish: frankisk — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Dutch: Frankisch — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • French: francique — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • French: franconien — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • French: franc — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Georgian: ფრანკული (pranḳuli) — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • German: fränkisch — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Hungarian: frank — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Italian: franco — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Italian: francico — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Marathi: फ्रँकिश (phrĕṅkiś) — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Norwegian Bokmål: frankisk — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frankisk — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Old Church Slavonic: франьчьскъ (franĭčĭskŭ) — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Old Church Slavonic: фрачьскъ (fračĭskŭ) — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Old Church Slavonic: фрѧжьскъ (fręžĭskŭ) — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Old Church Slavonic: фрѧѕьскъ (frędzĭskŭ) — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Polish: frankijski — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Portuguese: franco — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Portuguese: frâncico — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Russian: франкский (frankskij) — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Swedish: frankisk — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Welsh: Ffrancaidd — of or pertaining to the Franks
  • Georgian: ფრანკული (pranḳuli) — in or of the language of the Franks
  • Georgian: ფრანკულად (pranḳulad) — in or of the language of the Franks
  • German: altfränkisch — in or of the language of the Franks
  • Italian: francico — in or of the language of the Franks
  • Marathi: फ्रँकिश (phrĕṅkiś) — in or of the language of the Franks
  • Swedish: frankisk — in or of the language of the Franks
  • Armenian: ֆրանկերեն (frankeren) — the language of the Franks
  • Catalan: fràncic — the language of the Franks
  • Danish: frankisk — the language of the Franks
  • Dutch: Frankisch — the language of the Franks
  • Dutch: Oudfrankisch — the language of the Franks
  • French: francique — the language of the Franks
  • French: vieux-francique — the language of the Franks
  • Georgian: ფრანკული ენა (pranḳuli ena) — the language of the Franks
  • German: Fränkisch — the language of the Franks
  • German: Altfränkisch — the language of the Franks
  • Italian: francone — the language of the Franks
  • Marathi: फ्रँकिश (phrĕṅkiś) — the language of the Franks
  • Occitan: francic — the language of the Franks
  • Portuguese: frâncico — the language of the Franks
  • Russian: франкский (frankskij) — the language of the Franks
  • Spanish: fráncico — the language of the Franks
  • Swedish: frankiska — the language of the Franks
  • Welsh: Ffranceg — the language of the Franks
Real reading context

Frankish in complete knowledge articles