French
English
/fɹɛnt͡ʃ/
proper noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) The Romance language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.
- (uncountable) The ability of a person to communicate in French.
- (uncountable) French language and literature as an object of study.
- (uncountable) Vulgar language.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English Frenche derived from Old English Frenċisċ (Frankish) suffix from English Frank.
Origin
English
Frank
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Anglo-French English
- Frank English
- Frankish English
- Frankism English
- Frankist English
- Frankland English
- French Louisiana English
- French bread English
- French letter English
- French pox English
- French safe English
- Frenchburg English
- Frenchcore English
- Frenchery English
- Frenchie English
- Frenchification English
- Frenchify English
- Frenchiness English
- Frenchism English
- Frenchization English
- Frenchize English
- Frenchlike English
- Frenchly English
- Frenchman English
- Frenchness English
- Frenchperson English
- Frenchwoman English
- Frenchy English
- Judeo-French English
- Louisiana English
- bread English
- letter English
- non-French English
- person English
- pox English
- safe English
- Ranska Finnish
- fränkisch German
- Frank Portuguese
- fransk Swedish
- Frenċisċ Old English
- Frank Middle English
- Frenche Middle English
- franker Danish
- frankisk Danish
- fransk Danish
- franskbrød Danish
- franskmand Danish
- oldfransk Danish
- ærkefransk Danish
- franskur Icelandic
- franskur Faroese
- frans Middle Low German
- fransch Middle Low German
- iFulentshi Zulu
- isiFulentshi Zulu
- பிரஞ்சு Tamil
- Frank Norwegian
- ਫ਼੍ਰੈਂਚ Panjabi, Punjabi
- Filanchi Choctaw
- pox
- safe
- Frank
- bread
- person
- letter
- Frenchy
- Frenchly
- Frankish
- Frankism
- Frankist
- Frenchie
- Frenchism
- Frenchify
- Frenchman
- Frankland
- Louisiana
- Frenchery
- Frenchize
- Frenchlike
- Frenchness
- non-French
- Frenchcore
- French pox
- Frenchburg
- Frenchiness
- French safe
- Frenchwoman
- Anglo-French
- French bread
- Frenchperson
- Judeo-French
- French letter
- Frenchization
- Frenchification
- French Louisiana