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Franzus
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Central Franconian
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Franzos southern Moselle Franconian
Etymology
From gmw-cfr gmh franzōse, from gmw-cfr fro françois.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /fʀanˈtsuːs/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun m plural Franzuse diminutive Franzüsje or Franziesche female Franzüsin or Franziesin
gmw-cfr Ripuarian northern _ Moselle Franconian Frenchman person from France
gmw-cfr 2000 Unsere Stammbaum Bläck Fööss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzLi7gT7ZG0 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.
Related terms
gmw-cfr Frankrich, gmw-cfr Frankreich
gmw-cfr franzüüsch, gmw-cfr franziesch older forms, now mostly gmw-cfr franzüsisch, gmw-cfr franziesisch
East Central German
Etymology
From gmw-ecg gmh franzōse, gmh franzoise, from gmw-ecg fro françois.
Noun
gmw-ecg noun plural Franzusn m
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch Frenchman person of French birth or nationality
Further reading
Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 4
Pfarrer Wild'sche und einige andre Gedichte, P. 8
gmw-ecg Demonyms France Nationalities