Meroveus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Meroveus, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg.

Proper noun

Meroveus

  1. Alternative form of Merovech

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg.

Proper noun

Meroveus m (genitive Meroveī); second declension

  1. (historical) Merovech (a semi-legendary 5th-century Frankish leader regarded as the eponymous ancestor of the Merovings (the members of the Merovingian dynasty))

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Meroveus Meroveī
genitive Meroveī Meroveōrum
dative Meroveō Meroveīs
accusative Meroveum Meroveōs
ablative Meroveō Meroveīs
vocative Merovee Meroveī

Descendants

  • English: Meroveus
  • Middle French: Merovee
  • Italian: Meroveo