francus

• Francus (alternative case form)

From Frankish *Frankō (“a Frank”), itself from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”). See also Old High German Franko (“a Frank”), Old English franca (“spear, javelin”). Compare Saxon, ultimately a derivative of Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“knife, dagger”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfran.kus/, [ˈfräŋkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfran.kus/, [ˈfräŋkus]

francus (feminine franca, neuter francum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (Late Latin) Frankish, of or pertaining to the Franks

   Synonyms: francicus, franciscus

2. (Medieval Latin) French, of or pertaining to the French people.

First/second-declension adjective.

francus m (genitive francī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) a Frenchman

Second-declension noun.

francus m (genitive francī); second declension

1. (New Latin) franc (currency)

Second-declension noun.

• francus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• francus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• francus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016