ranskalainen
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- A Frenchman or a Frenchwoman.
- In plural (ranskalaiset), when speaking of the natives or inhabitants of France collectively, "the French".
- In plural (ranskalaiset), short for ranskalaiset perunat, the French fries.
Etymology
Suffix from Finnish Ranska (French).
Origin
Finnish
Ranska
Gloss
French
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ranska Finnish
- mies Finnish
- nainen Finnish
- peräinen Finnish
- ranskalaisittain Finnish
- ranskalaismies Finnish
- ranskalaisnainen Finnish
- ranskalaisperäinen Finnish
- ranskalaistaa Finnish
- ranskalaistua Finnish
- ranskalaisuus Finnish
- ranskankerma Finnish
- ranskanleipä Finnish
- ranskanperuna Finnish
- ranskatar Finnish
- ranskis Finnish
- fransk Swedish