LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

franctus

*franctus (feminine *francta, neuter *franctum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Romanceparticiplereconstructionbroken, shattered

Origins

From fractus, with the nasal imported from the present frangō. Compare *finctus from Latin fictus, from present fingō.

Balkan Romance
  • Romanianfrânt
  • Aromanianfrãmtu
Italo-Romance
  • Italianfranto
  • Venetanfranto
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianfrant

Quick answers

What does franctus mean in Latin?
franctus, a verb, means “broken, shattered”.
What are the principal parts of franctus?
franctus, *francta, *franctum (first/second-declension participle).