Frankrike

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Frankrike

  1. France (a country in Western Europe)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Frankrike

  1. France (a country in Western Europe)

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German Frankrīke, from Old Saxon *Frankrīki. The name is a compound of Proto-West Germanic *frankō (“a Frank”) and *rīkī (“kingdom”).

Equivalent to franker (“the Franks”) +‎ rike (“realm”). Compare Danish Frankrig, Dutch Frankrijk, German Frankreich.

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Frankrike n (genitive Frankrikes)

  1. France (a country in Western Europe)
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