merveillus

Old French

Alternative forms

• merveillos

Etymology

merveille +‎ -us

Adjective

merveillus m (oblique and nominative feminine singular merveilluse)

1. enormous, giant

Declension

	Case	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	subject	merveillus	merveilluse	merveillus
	oblique	merveillus	merveilluse		merveillus
plural	subject	merveillus	merveilluses		merveillus
	oblique	merveillus	merveilluses		merveillus

Descendants

• Middle French: merveilleux
  • French: merveilleux
    • → English: merveilleux
• → Middle English: merveilous, merveyleux, mervailous, merveilouse, mervelus, mervellous, mervelous, mervulus, marvelus, merveiles, merveyllous, mervayles, merveylows, merveilus, marveilouse, merveylus, merveillouse, merveylous, mervelouse, mervailouse, merveylouse, merveillous, mervelious, mervaylous, mervalous, marvaylous, mervelows
  • English: marvellous
  • Scots: mervellous