different between franc vs napoleon

English

Etymology

From French franc

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?æ?k/
• Rhymes: -æ?k
• Homophones: frank, Frank

Noun

franc (plural francs)

1. A former unit of currency of France, Belgium and Luxembourg, replaced by the euro.
2. Any of several units of currency, some of which are multi-national (West African CFA Franc (XOF), Central African CFA Franc (XAF), the Swiss franc (CHF)) while others are national currencies.

Usage notes

The word franc is abbreviated 'F' in ISO 4217 currency codes, usually prepended by the country's 2-letter alpha code in the case of national currencies:

• BIF: Burundi Franc
• CDF: Congolese Franc
• CHF: Swiss franc
• DJF: Djibouti Franc
• GNF: Guinean Franc
• KMF: Comorian Franc
• RAF: Rwandan Franc
• XAF: Central African Franc
• XOF: West African Franc

Translations

Anagrams

• ARFCN, cfRNA

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?f?a?k/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?f?a?/

Adjective

franc (feminine franca, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franques)

1. frank

Derived terms

• de franc
• francament
• franquejar
• franquesa

Related terms

• franquícia

Noun

franc m (plural francs)

1. franc (currency)
2. Frank (one of the Franks)

Further reading

• “franc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “franc” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “franc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “franc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French franc.

Noun

franc c (singular definite francen, plural indefinite franc)

1. franc (currency)

Declension

Derived terms

• belgierfranc
• schweizerfranc

References

• “franc” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f???/

Etymology 1

From Middle French franc, from Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Frank (“a Frank”), a name probably taken from Proto-Germanic *frankô, *frakk?n (“spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *preng-, *pregn- (“pole, stalk”). Cognate with Old Norse frakka (“javelin, throwing spit”), Old English franca (“javelin, lance”).

Adjective

franc (feminine singular franche, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franches)

1. free

2. frank
3. full

4. tax-free

Derived terms

• à franc étrier
• avoir les coudées franches
• coup franc
• franchement
• franchise
• moineau franc

Etymology 2

From Middle French franc, from Medieval Latin Franc (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Frank (“a Frank”) (see Etymology 1). Compare also Old High German Franko (“a Frank”), Old English Franca (“a Frank”). See also Feringhee.

Noun

franc m (plural francs)

1. (monetary) franc
2. Frank

Derived terms

Adjective

franc (feminine singular franque, masculine plural francs, feminine plural franques)

1. Frankish, Franconian.

See also

• (money): sou

Further reading

• “franc” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin Franc?, plural of Francus (“Frank, French”). The noun meaning "syphilis" possibly derives from the noun phrase franc betegség ("French disease").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?fr?nt?s]
• Rhymes: -?nt?s

Adjective

franc (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) French

Noun

franc (plural francok)

1. (obsolete) French
2. (archaic) syphilis
3. (slang or vulgar) damn, hell

   Synonyms: (colloquial or slang) fene, (vulgar) picsa

4. (slang or vulgar) the heck, the hell (expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative term)

   Synonyms: (colloquial or slang) fene, (vulgar) picsa

Declension

Derived terms

• francba

Middle French

Noun

franc m (plural frans)

1. franc (unit of currency)

Adjective

franc m (feminine singular franche, masculine plural frans, feminine plural franches)

1. noble

Norman

Etymology

From Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Franc (“a Frank”), of Frankish origin.

Adjective

franc m

1. (Jersey) frank

Derived terms

• franchement (“frankly”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

franc m (definite singular francen, indefinite plural franc, definite plural francane)

1. (numismatics) franc

References

• “franc” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin Francus, thought to be from Frankish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frank/
• Rhymes: -ank

Adjective

franc m (oblique and nominative feminine singular franche)

1. French
2. free
3. noble; of noble descent
4. brave; valiant

Declension

Descendants

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fra?k/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French Franc.

Noun

franc m (plural franci)

1. a Frank (Germanic tribe)

Adjective

franc m or n (feminine singular franc?, masculine plural franci, feminine and neuter plural france)

1. of a Frank, Frankish

Related terms

• frânc

See also

• francez

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French franc (noun).

Noun

franc m (plural franci)

1. (numismatics) a franc (French, Swiss, or Belgian)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French franc (adjective).

Adjective

franc m or n (feminine singular franc?, masculine plural franci, feminine and neuter plural france)

1. frank, sincere, honest

English

Alternative forms

• Napoleon

Etymology

Borrowed from French Napoléon (“given name, usually in reference to Napoleon Bonaparte”). In reference to coins, via French napoléon (“(slang) a coin that originally had the appearance of Napoleon's face in the obverse”). In reference to guns and possibly cards, in reference to Napoleon III.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /n??p??l??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /n??po?li.?n/, /n??po?ljn/, /n??po?lj?n/

  Rhymes: -??li?n

Noun

napoleon (plural napoleons)

1. (historical numismatics, slang) The franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon.
2. (historical numismatics, slang) Other subsequent 20-franc coins, notes, or values.
   • 1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Red-Headed League (Norton 2005 p.67)

     We had occasion some months ago to strengthen our resources, and borrowed, for that purpose, thirty thousand napoleons from the Bank of France.

3. (usually admiringly derogatory) A person resembling Napoleon Bonaparte, (usually) in having come to dominate an area or sphere of activity through ruthlessness or illegality as well as surpassing ability.
   • 1894, Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 260:

     He [sc. James Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson. He is the organizer of half that is evil and of nearly all that is undetected in this great city [sc. London]. He is a genius, a philosopher, an abstract thinker.

   • 1896, J.S. Ogilvie, The Life and Speeches of William McKinley:

     He [sc. McKinley] has been called the Napoleon of protection, as other men have been called Napoleons of finance.

   • 1997, Ben Macintyre, The Napoleon of Crime: The Life and Times of Adam Worth, Master Thief.
4. (fashion, obsolete) Clipping of Napoleon boot: a form of topboot worn by officers during the Napoleonic Wars.
5. (historical weaponry) Clipping of Napoleon gun: a 12-pounder cannon first used by the Second French Empire.
6. (card games, uncountable) A 19th-century five-card trick-taking game simplified from euchre.
7. (card games, uncountable) Clipping of double napoleon: a form of patience.
8. (rare Britain horse racing slang, obsolete) Alternative form of nap: a horse to go nap on, a sure thing, a certain winner; a prediction of such a horse; a bet on such a horse.
9. Clipping of Napoleon bigarreau: a variety of the white-fleshed bigarreau cherry; a variety of cherry tree bearing such fruit.
10. (food, originally US slang) Clipping of Napoleon cake: another name for a millefeuille pastry.
11. (alcoholic beverages, rare) Clipping of Napoleon brandy: any excellent brandy; a serving of such a brandy.
12. (pastries) A multi-layered stacked pastry

Synonyms

• (gold coin): louis, louis d'or, franc germinal
• (pastry): custard slice, vanilla slice, mille-feuille, millefeuille

Hyponyms

(stacked pastry):

• strawberry napoleon
• raspberry napoleon
• berry napoleon

Derived terms

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French napoléon. Named after Napoleon Bonaparte, whose image the coins originally bore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na??po?.le?.?n/, /na??po?.li.?n/
• Hyphenation: na?po?le?on

Noun

napoleon m (plural napoleons)

1. (historical, numismatics) The 20-franc gold coin, the franc germinal, originally issued under Napoleon, but also used of subsequent gold coins of the same denomination.

Romanian

Etymology

From French napoléon

Noun

napoleon m (plural napoleoni)

1. napoleon (coin)

Declension