"Merovingian" meaning in English

See Merovingian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌmɛ.ɹəˈvɪn.dʒɪ.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmɛɹ.əˈvɪn.dʒi.ən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Merovingian.wav
Rhymes: -ɪndʒiən Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *mārī Proto-West Germanic *wīg Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ing Medieval Latin Merovingī Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus 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. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|frm:Merovingien|id=relating to the Merovings|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *mārī Proto-West Germanic *wīg Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ing Medieval Latin Merovingī Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānus Old French -ien Middle French -ien Middle French Merovingienbor. English Merovingian, {{bor|en|frm|Merovingien||of or relating to the Merovings, the descendants of Merovech}} Middle French Merovingien (“of or relating to the Merovings, the descendants of Merovech”), {{der|en|la-med|Merovingus|Merovingī|Merovings}} Medieval Latin Merovingī (“Merovings”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*Mārīwīg}} Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg, {{der|en|frm|-ien}} Middle French -ien, {{surf|en|Meroving|-ian}} By surface analysis, Meroving + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Merovingian (not comparable)
  1. 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. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: Merovingian cursive Translations (of or relating to the Merovings): մերովինգյան (merovingyan) (Armenian), merovingi (Catalan), merovingisk (Danish), mérovingien (French), Meirvínseach (Irish), Merovingien (Middle French), merovíngio (Portuguese), меровингский (merovingskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Merovingian-en-adj-Gd6ZYQrI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Middle French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 60 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle French translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 67 33

Noun

IPA: /ˌmɛ.ɹəˈvɪn.dʒɪ.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmɛɹ.əˈvɪn.dʒi.ən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Merovingian.wav Forms: Merovingians [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪndʒiən Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *mārī Proto-West Germanic *wīg Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ing Medieval Latin Merovingī Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus 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. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|frm:Merovingien|id=relating to the Merovings|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *mārī Proto-West Germanic *wīg Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ing Medieval Latin Merovingī Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānus Old French -ien Middle French -ien Middle French Merovingienbor. English Merovingian, {{bor|en|frm|Merovingien||of or relating to the Merovings, the descendants of Merovech}} Middle French Merovingien (“of or relating to the Merovings, the descendants of Merovech”), {{der|en|la-med|Merovingus|Merovingī|Merovings}} Medieval Latin Merovingī (“Merovings”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*Mārīwīg}} Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg, {{der|en|frm|-ien}} Middle French -ien, {{surf|en|Meroving|-ian}} By surface analysis, Meroving + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Merovingian (plural Merovingians)
  1. A member of the Merovingian dynasty. Synonyms: Meroving Translations (member of the Merovingian dynasty): Մերովինգ (Meroving) (Armenian), merovingi [masculine] (Catalan), merovingerne (english: dynasty name) [plural] (Danish), merovinger (english: a member of the dynasty) [common-gender] (Danish), Mérovingien [masculine] (French), Mérovinge [masculine] (French), Μεροβίγγειος (Merovíngeios) [masculine] (Greek), Mervíkingur [masculine] (Icelandic), Meróvingar [masculine, plural] (Icelandic), Meirvínseach [masculine] (Irish), Merovingio [masculine] (Italian), Merovingus [masculine] (Latin), Merovinge [masculine] (Middle French), Меровинг (Meroving) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Merovingian-en-noun-JUVqEHMh Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with etymology trees, Nobility Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 55 45 Disambiguation of Nobility: 41 59

Inflected forms

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