frankisk

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to franker (“Frank”) +‎ -isk, borrowed via German fränkisch from Frankish *frankisk (“Frankish”), derived from *frankō, from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“spear; Frank”).

The adjective was also borrowed to Old English Frenċisċ (hence English French) and Old French franceis (hence French français). Doublet of fransk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfʁɑŋˀkʰisɡ̊], [ˈfʁɑŋˀɡ̊isɡ̊]

Adjective

frankisk

(historical) Frankish (relating to the historical Germanic tribe of the Franks)
(obsolete) West European (seen from the point of view of the Greeks and Middle Eastern people)
Franconian (relating to the German region of Franconia)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From franker +‎ -isk.

Adjective

frankisk (indefinite singular frankisk, definite singular and plural frankiske)

(historical) Frankish (relating to the Franks and their kingdom)

References

“frankisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

frankisk (indefinite singular frankisk, definite singular and plural frankiske)

(historical) Frankish (as above)

References

“frankisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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