françois

See also: Francois and François

Middle French

Noun

françois m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of françoys

Old French

Alternative forms

• franceis, françoys, fraunceis

Etymology

From France +‎ -ois, corresponding to Medieval Latin francēnsis, from Late Latin Francus (“Frank (tribal name)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾanˈt͡soi̯s/, (later) /fɾanˈsoe̯s/

Adjective

françois m (oblique and nominative feminine singular françoise)

1. French

Noun

françois oblique singular, m (nominative singular françois)

1. the (Old) French language
   • c. 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci commence le miracle de Théophile:

     S'en sui plus dolenz, Salatin,
     Quar en françois ne en latin
     Ne finai onques de proier

     I am very sad about it, Satan
     For neither in French nor in Latin
     Have I stopped praying for you

Descendants

• Gallo: fraunceiz
• Middle French: françoys, françois
  • French: français
• → Italian: francese, francioso
  • → Romanian: francez
• → Middle Dutch: fransois, fransoys, frantsoys
• → Middle High German: franzōs, franzois, franzoisch
  • German: Franzose
  • Luxembourgish: Fransous; franséisch
  • ⇒ Middle High German: franzoisisch, franzœsisch
    • German: französisch
    • Hunsrik: franzeesisch

Related terms

• François

See also

• romanz