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frankish

/ˈfɹæŋkɪʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
frank-ish
IPA
/ˈfɹæŋkɪʃ/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the Franks.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Franks.

adj

French.

name

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

name

French.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Frankish (comparative) most Frankish (superlative)

Phrases

Old Franconian

Frequently Paired Words

Old Franconian

Synonyms

Francic Franconian Gallic Frankian Francian Old Frankish

Questions

How do you pronounce frankish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹæŋkɪʃ/.
What does frankish mean?
Of or pertaining to the Franks.
Where does frankish come from?
From Frank + -ish. Compare Middle English Frenkisch, Frenkis (“Frankish, French”), Old English Frencisc (“Frankish, French”). More at French. Doublet of French.

How to pronounce frankish

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