Φράγκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Latin francus (a Frank), from Frankish *Franko (a Frank), from Proto-Germanic *frankô (javelin), from Proto-Indo-European *prAng- (pole, stalk).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Φράγκος • (Phránkos) m (genitive Φράγκου); second declension

  1. (Byzantine) Western European; crusader

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Φράγκος (Frágkos)
  • Old East Slavic: фрѧгъ (fręgŭ)
    • Russian: фряг (frjag)
    • Russian: фрязин (frjazin)
    • Russian: фрязь (frjazʹ),

References

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Φράγκος (Phránkos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾaŋɡos/
  • Hyphenation: Φρά‧γκος

Noun

Φράγκος • (Frágkos) m (plural Φράγκοι, feminine Φράγκισσα)

  1. (historical) Frank (person from Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany)
  2. (Christianity, historical, chiefly derogatory, obsolete) Roman Catholic (person who belongs to the Roman Catholic Church)

Declension

Derived terms

  • κουτόφραγκος m (koutófragkos, stupid European)
  • φραγκοχιώτικα n pl (fragkochiótika, Greeklish)
  • Φραγκοκρατία (Fragkokratía)
  • Φραγκολεβαντίνοι (Fragkolevantínoi)
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