Fraincis

Irish

Etymology

From an Fhrainc (“France”) +‎ -is (“-ish, -ese”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɾˠaɲcɪʃ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɾˠæɲcɪʃ/

Proper noun

Fraincis f (genitive Fraincise)

1. the French language

Declension

Declension of Fraincis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Fraincis vocative a Fhraincis genitive Fraincise dative Fraincis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Fhraincis genitive na Fraincise dative leis an bhFraincis don Fhraincis

Derived terms

• Fraincis Cheanada f (“Canadian French”)
• Frainciseoir m (“Francophone”)

Related terms

• Francach

Mutation

Mutated forms of Fraincis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Fraincis	Fhraincis	bhFraincis

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Fraincis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Fraincis on the Irish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ga
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Fraincis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Fraincis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025