français

== French == === Alternative forms === françois, François === Etymology === Altered from Middle French françois, from Old French françois, franceis, from France +‎ -ois, corresponding to Early Medieval Latin francēnsis, from Late Latin Francus (“a Frank”). By surface analysis, France +‎ -ais. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʁɑ̃.sɛ/ (Provence) IPA(key): /fʁaŋ.se/ (Aquitaine) IPA(key): /fʁɑ̃.se/ (Quebec) IPA(key): /fʁã.sɛ/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): /fɾɔ̃.se/ Rhymes: -ɛ Hyphenation: fran‧çais === Adjective === français (feminine française, masculine plural français, feminine plural françaises) French (Louisiana) Franco-American or Francophone === Noun === français m (uncountable) French (language) Synonyms: langue de Molière, langue de Voltaire Il parle très bien le français. ― He speaks French very well. === Derived terms === === Related terms === François === Descendants === →? Classical Persian: فَرَانْسَه (farānsa)→ Pashto: فرانسه (farānsa)→ Ottoman Turkish: فرانسه (firansa)Turkish: Fransa→ Laz: ჶრანსა (fransa)→ Armenian: Ֆրանսա (Fransa) — Western Armenian→ Azerbaijani: Fəransə, Fransa → Yoruba: Faran̄sé === See also === franceis Franceis françois français on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr === Further reading === “français”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === francisa