frant

See also: Frant, frânt, fränt, and Franț

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Freund. Perhaps influenced by Czech Franta,[1] diminutive of František (“Francis”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrant/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ant
  • Syllabification: frant

Noun

frant m pers

  1. (colloquial, obsolete) dodger, slyboots, wag
    Synonyms: cwaniak, filut, spryciarz
  2. (historical, obsolete) comedian, jester
    Synonyms: błazen, komediant
  3. (obsolete) carouser, rake
    Synonyms: birbant, elegant, hulaka

Declension

Declension of frant
singular plural
nominative frant franci/frantowie/franty (deprecative)
genitive franta frantów
dative frantowi frantom
accusative franta frantów
instrumental frantem frantami
locative francie frantach
vocative francie franci/frantowie

Derived terms

adjectives
  • frantowny
  • frantowski
adverb
  • z głupia frant
nouns
verb
  • frantować impf
nouns

Descendants

  • → Russian: франт (frant)

References

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “Franciszek”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

  • frant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • frant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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