mérovingien

See also: Mérovingien

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Merovingi (“the descendants of Merovech”), from Meroveus, Latin form of the Germanic name Frankish *Mārīwīg (*mārī (“famous”) + *wīg (“fight”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.ʁɔ.vɛ̃.ʒjɛ̃/

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Adjective

mérovingien (feminine mérovingienne, masculine plural mérovingiens, feminine plural mérovingiennes)

1. Merovingian

Further reading

• “mérovingien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.