proper noun · femininefirst declension
Francia
Francia f sg (genitive Franciae)
Classical[ˈfraŋ.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈfran̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.a]
Meaning
- Late LatinfemininesingularFrankia (the region inhabited or ruled over by the Franks)
- New LatinfemininesingularFrance (a country located primarily in Western Europe)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Francia | — |
| genitive | Franciae | — |
| dative | Franciae | — |
| accusative | Franciam | — |
| ablative | Franciā | — |
| vocative | Francia | — |
Origins
- Proto-Germanic*frankô
- LatinFrancia
Frankish *Frankōbor. Latin francus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Francia From francus + -ia.
Gallo-Romance
- CatalanFrança
- OccitanFrança
- FrenchFrancefrom Old French France
- EnglishFrancefrom Old French France
- Franco-ProvençalFrance
- BretonFrañsfrom Old French France
- NormanFrancefrom Old French France
- NormanFrauncefrom Old French France
- PicardFrancefrom Old French France
- WalloonFrancefrom Old French France
Elsewhere
- SardinianFrantza
- EnglishFrancia
- FrenchFrancie
- ArmenianՖրանսիա
- BasqueFrantzia
- IrishAn Fhraincfrom Middle Irish Frainc
- ManxYn Rankfrom Middle Irish Frainc
- Scottish GaelicAn Fhraingfrom Middle Irish Frainc
- MalteseFranza
- BelarusianФра́нцыяfrom Polish Francja
West Iberian
- PortugueseFrançafrom Old Galician-Portuguese França
- SpanishFrancia
- ExtremaduranFrancia
- AragoneseFranzia
- AsturianFrancia
Italo-Dalmatian
- ItalianFrancia
- CorsicanFrancia
- NeapolitanFranza
- SicilianFrancia
Rhaeto-Romance
- RomanshFrantscha
- RomanshFrontscha
- RomanshFràntscha
- RomanshFrauntscha
In English words that came into English from Francia
- FrenchFranciscus
- FranciscanFranciscānus