Franconian

English Etymology en :af Franconia -an + 1 Pronunciation en /fɹæŋˈkəʊ.nɪ.ən/ RP en /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.njən/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Franconian.wav US en əʊniən 4 en Fran co ni an Fran con ian Adjective - Of or relating to Franconia (region in Bavaria) or its inhabitants. Of or relating to Franconian (dialects descending from Old Frankish, see proper noun below). 1886, H. A. Strong, Kuno Meyer, Outlines of a history of the German language, p. 68 (): 107. THE LOW FRANCONIAN.—This was spoken on the lower Rhine. The oldest monument in it is the so-called Malberg (i.e. mahal-berg 'mount of justice') Gloss, i.e. Franconian vocables entered as glosses into the Salic Code of Law written in Latin. Translations of or relating to Franconia or its inhabitants Catalan: ca francònic Czech: cs franský French: fr franconien Georgian: ka ფრანკონიული German: de fränkisch Italian: it francone Marathi: mr फ्रँकोनियन Polish: pl frankoński Spanish: es francón Swedish: sv frankisk Welsh: cy Ffranconaidd Noun A native or inhabitant of Franconia. Translations native or inhabitant of to Franconia French: fr Franconien Georgian: ka ფრანკონიელი German: de Franke m, de Fränkin f Italian: it Francone m f Marathi: mr फ्रँकोनियन Welsh: cy Ffranconiad m f Proper noun + languages en linguistics A marker for a number of West Germanic languages and dialects spoken in the former core of the Frankish empire: Low Countries (the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg), central-western Germany, and Franconia. en geology An age from 496.8 to 492.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cambrian. Related terms en en Old Franconian (usually called en Old Frankish or simply en Frankish) en Low Franconian (en Middle Low Franconian, en Old Low Franconian, en Old East Low Franconian) en Middle Franconian or en Central Franconian (including en Moselle Franconian) Rhine Franconian,Rhenish Franconian East Franconian Upper Franconian Translations Catalan: ca fràncic Dutch: nl Frankisch n French: fr franconien m German: de Fränkisch n Italian: it francone m Marathi: mr फ्रँकोनियन Welsh: cy Ffranconeg m f