Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carlovingian

/kɑɹ.ləˈvɪn.dʒi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Car-lo-vin-gi-an
IPA: /kɑɹ.ləˈvɪn.dʒi.ən/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dated form of Carolingian

Dated

noun

Dated form of Carolingian

Dated

Example Sentences

"The kings of the Line of the Carlouingians wore not their haire long, nor ſo braided & curled, as the Merouingians did, who had brought the faſhion out of other countries; although the ſonnes of the Carlouingian Kings continued to claime their ſhares in the title of the kingdome."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: Carlovingien, Carolus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɑɹ.ləˈvɪn.dʒi.ən/
British English: /kɑː.ləˈvɪn.dʒɪ.ən/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

Carlovingians (plural)

Synonyms

carolingian

Rhymes With

carolingian merovingian thuringian lotharingian

Questions

How do you pronounce carlovingian?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹ.ləˈvɪn.dʒi.ən/.
What does carlovingian mean?: Dated form of Carolingian
Where does carlovingian come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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