Franken

See also: franken and franken-

English

Etymology

Proper noun

Franken (plural Frankens)

  1. A surname
    1. A patronymic surname from Dutch, equivalent to English Franks or Frankson, for a descendant of a person named Frank
    2. A surname from German
      1. A patronymic surname from German, equivalent to English Franks or Frankson, for a descendant of a person named Frank
      2. A topographic surname from German, for someone from Franconia
      3. An occupational surname from German, for a freeman
    3. A topographic Jewish surname from Yiddish, for Franconian Jews

Dutch

Etymology

From Frank

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkən

Proper noun

Franken

  1. a surname transferred from the given name

Descendants
  • English: Franken

German

Etymology 1

Plural of Franke.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʀaŋkən/, [ˈfʀaŋkŋ̍], [ˈfrɑŋkŋ̍]

Noun

Franken

  1. inflection of Franke:
    1. genitive/dative/accusative singular
    2. nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural

Etymology 2

Originally the dative plural of the ethnonym Franke, meaning bei den Franken (by the Franks).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʀaŋkən/, [ˈfʀaŋkŋ̍]

Proper noun

Franken n (proper noun, genitive Frankens or (optionally with an article) Franken)

  1. Franconia (a region of Germany)
  2. (historical) Francia

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʀaŋkən/, [ˈfʀaŋkn̩]

Noun

Franken m (strong, genitive Frankens, plural Franken)

  1. franc (Swiss currency)
Declension
Declension of Franken [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Franken die Franken
genitive eines des Frankens der Franken
dative einem dem Franken den Franken
accusative einen den Franken die Franken

Swedish

Proper noun

Franken n

  1. Franconia
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