Carlovingien

Inherited from Middle French Carlovingien, a misconstruction of Carlingien, using Medieval Latin Carlus + -ovingien extracted from Merovingien, instead of Carlinge +‎ -ien.

Compare Middle High German Kärling (“Caroling, Karling, Carolingian”, noun).

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.lɔ.vɛ̃.ʒjɛ̃/

Carlovingien m (plural Carlovingiens)

1. (obsolete) misconstruction of Carolingien; Carlovingian

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

Misconstruction of Carlingien, using Medieval Latin Carlus + -ovingien extracted from Merovingien, instead of Carlinge +‎ -ien.

Carlovingien m (feminine singular Carlovingienne, masculine plural Carlovingiens, feminine plural Carlovingiennes)

1. misconstruction of Carlingien; Carlovingian
   • 1579, Les grandes annales, folio 696v:

     […] la famille Carlouingienne […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Carlovingien m (plural Carlovingiens)

1. misconstruction of Carlingien; Carlovingian

• → English: Carlovingian
• French: carlovingien, Carlovingien