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Merovingian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌmɛ.ɹəˈvɪn.dʒɪ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌmɛɹ.əˈvɪn.dʒi.ən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *mārī
Proto-West Germanic *wīg
Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg
Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Germanic *-īnaz
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
?
Proto-Germanic *-ingaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ing
Medieval Latin Merovingī
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānus
Old French -ien
Middle French -ien
Middle French Merovingienbor.
English Merovingian
From Middle French Merovingien (“of or relating to the Merovings, the descendants of Merovech”), from Medieval Latin Merovingī (“Merovings”) [plural of Merovingus, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg (a male given name composed of *mārī (“famous”) + *wīg (“fight”)) + *-ing] + Middle French -ien. (See Meroving for more.) By surface analysis, Meroving + -ian.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to the Merovings, the members of a Salian Frankish dynasty, descended from Merovech, that came to rule the Franks in a region (known as Francia in Latin) largely corresponding to ancient Gaul from the middle of the 5th century, and whose politics involved frequent civil warfare among branches of the family.
Deriveds
Merovingian cursive
Translations (11)
hy մերովինգյան (of or relating to the Merovings) · pt merovíngio (of or relating to the Merovings) · ca merovingi (of or relating to the Merovings) · pl merowiński (of or relating to the Merovings) · ru меровингский (of or relating to the Merovings) · it merovingio (of or relating to the Merovings) · ga Meirvínseach (of or relating to the Merovings) · frm Merovingien (of or relating to the Merovings) · fr mérovingien (of or relating to the Merovings) · da merovingisk (of or relating to the Merovings) · fi merovingi- (of or relating to the Merovings)
Merovingian en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌmɛ.ɹəˈvɪn.dʒɪ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌmɛɹ.əˈvɪn.dʒi.ən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *mārī
Proto-West Germanic *wīg
Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg
Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Germanic *-īnaz
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
?
Proto-Germanic *-ingaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ing
Medieval Latin Merovingī
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānus
Old French -ien
Middle French -ien
Middle French Merovingienbor.
English Merovingian
From Middle French Merovingien (“of or relating to the Merovings, the descendants of Merovech”), from Medieval Latin Merovingī (“Merovings”) [plural of Merovingus, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg (a male given name composed of *mārī (“famous”) + *wīg (“fight”)) + *-ing] + Middle French -ien. (See Meroving for more.) By surface analysis, Meroving + -ian.
Meanings
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A member of the Merovingian dynasty.
Forms
Synonyms
Meroving
Translations (15)
frm Merovinge (member of the Merovingian dynasty) · da merovinger (member of the Merovingian dynasty) · ga Meirvínseach (member of the Merovingian dynasty) · hy Մերովինգ (member of the Merovingian dynasty) · fr Mérovinge (member of the Merovingian dynasty) · ca merovingi (member of the Merovingian dynasty) · da merovingerne (member of the Merovingian dynasty) · la Merovingus (member of the Merovingian dynasty) · is Mervíkingur (member of the Merovingian dynasty) · fr Mérovingien (member of the Merovingian dynasty) · ru Меровинг (member of the Merovingian dynasty) · it Merovingio (member of the Merovingian dynasty) · is Meróvingar (member of the Merovingian dynasty) · pl Merowing (member of the Merovingian dynasty) · el Μεροβίγγειος (member of the Merovingian dynasty)