Franke

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁaŋkə/
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German Franke, from Old High German Franko, from Frankish *Franko, from Proto-Germanic *frankô.

Noun

Franke m (weak, genitive Franken, plural Franken, feminine Fränkin or Frankin)

  1. Franconian (person from the German region of Franconia (Franken), northern Bavaria)
  2. (history) Frank, Franconian (member of the Germanic tribe, male or unspecified sex)
  3. (history) Frank (Christian European from a medieval Islamic perspective)
Declension
Declension of Franke [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Franke die Franken
genitive eines des Franken der Franken
dative einem dem Franken den Franken
accusative einen den Franken die Franken

Proper noun

Franke m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Frankes or (with an article) Franke, plural Frankes or Franke)

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Franke

  1. (rare) plural of Frank

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Franke

  1. Nominalised inflection of frank.

Further reading
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