carolingien
See also: Carolingien
French
Alternative forms
- carlingien
- carlovingien (misconstruction, obsolete)
Etymology
Etymology tree
From Latin Carolingī (“Carolings (descendants of Charles Martel)”) + French -ien. By surface analysis, Carolinge + -ien.
Compare Middle French Carlingien.
Pronunciation
Adjective
carolingien (feminine carolingienne, masculine plural carolingiens, feminine plural carolingiennes)
Further reading
- “carolingien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012