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Lotharingia

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Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós
Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz
Proto-Germanic *harjaz
Proto-Germanic *Hlūdaharjaz
Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdhari
Proto-Germanic *-ingaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ing
Medieval Latin Lōtharingus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)der.
Ancient Greek -υς (-us)?
Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)?
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.
Ancient Greek -ιᾰ (-iă)
Ancient Greek -ειᾰ (-eiă)der.
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
▲
Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă)
Ancient Greek -ειᾰ (-eiă)der.
Medieval Latin -ia
Medieval Latin Lotharingiabor.
English Lotharingia

    Borrowed from Medieval Latin Lotharingia, from Lōtharingus (“a member of the dynasty or of the people of King Lothair II; a Lotharing, a Lotharian”) + -ia (suffix forming country names). Doublet of Lorraine.

    Lothair II inherited this land from his father Lothair I upon the partition of Middle Francia. More at Chlothar.

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -ɪndʒiə
    • Hyphenation: Lo‧tha‧rin‧gi‧a

    Proper noun

    Lotharingia

    2. (historical) A historical region, early medieval kingdom and former duchy in Western Europe; a successor kingdom of the Carolingian empire, now politically split between Lorraine in France, western Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

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    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós
    Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz
    Proto-Germanic *harjaz
    Proto-Germanic *Hlūdaharjaz
    Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdhari
    Proto-Germanic *-ingaz
    Proto-West Germanic *-ing
    Medieval Latin Lōtharingus
    Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
    Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)der.
    Ancient Greek -υς (-us)?
    Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)?
    Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.
    Ancient Greek -ιᾰ (-iă)
    Ancient Greek -ειᾰ (-eiă)der.
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
    Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
    ▲
    Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă)
    Ancient Greek -ειᾰ (-eiă)der.
    Latin -ia
    Latin Lotharingia

      From Medieval Latin Lōtharingus (“a member of the dynasty or of the people of King Lothair II; a Lotharing, a Lotharian”) + Latin -ia (suffix forming country names).

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Lōtharingia f sg (genitive Lōtharingiae); first declension

      1. (historical) Lotharingia (a historical region, early medieval kingdom and former duchy in Western Europe; a successor kingdom of the Carolingian empire, now politically split between Lorraine in France, western Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg)

      Declension

      First-declension noun, singular only.

      More information singular, nominative ...

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