Franzus
Central Franconian
editAlternative forms
edit- Franzos (southern Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
editFrom Middle High German franzōse, from Old French françois.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editFranzus m (plural Franzuse, diminutive Franzüsje or Franziesche, female Franzüsin or Franziesin)
- (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) Frenchman (person from France)
- 2000, “Unsere Stammbaum”[1]performed by Bläck Fööss:
- Ich wor ’ne stolze Römer, kom met Cäsars Legion.
Un ich ben ene Franzus, kom mem Napoleon.- I was a proud Roman, I came with Caesar’s legion.
And I am a Frenchman, I came with Napoleon.
- I was a proud Roman, I came with Caesar’s legion.
Related terms
edit- Frankrich, Frankreich
- franzüüsch, franziesch (older forms, now mostly franzüsisch, franziesisch)
East Central German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German franzōse, franzoise, from Old French françois.
Noun
editFranzus m (plural Franzusn)
- (Erzgebirgisch) Frenchman (person of French birth or nationality)
Further reading
edit- Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 4
- Pfarrer Wild'sche und einige andre Gedichte, P. 8
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- Central Franconian terms inherited from Middle High German
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- Central Franconian terms derived from Old French
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- Central Franconian lemmas
- Central Franconian nouns
- Central Franconian masculine nouns
- Ripuarian Franconian
- Moselle Franconian
- Central Franconian terms with quotations
- East Central German terms inherited from Middle High German
- East Central German terms derived from Middle High German
- East Central German terms derived from Old French
- East Central German lemmas
- East Central German nouns
- East Central German masculine nouns
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