Ludovicus

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Clodovicus, Chlodovechus, Lodhuvicus, Hluduicus
  • Aloysius (from Occitan)

Etymology

Latinization of a Frankish or Old High German reflex of Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdawīg (see there for further details).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lūdovīcus m (genitive Lūdovīcī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) a male given name, equivalent to English Louis

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lūdovīcus Lūdovīcī
Genitive Lūdovīcī Lūdovīcōrum
Dative Lūdovīcō Lūdovīcīs
Accusative Lūdovīcum Lūdovīcōs
Ablative Lūdovīcō Lūdovīcīs
Vocative Lūdovīce Lūdovīcī

Descendants

  • Armenian: Լյուդովիկոս (Lyudovikos)
  • Dutch: Ludo
  • Hungarian: Lajos
  • French: Ludovic
  • German: Chlodwig
  • Greek: Λουδοβίκος (Loudovíkos)
  • Italian: Ludovico, Lodovico
  • Latvian: Ludis
  • Lithuanian: Liudvikas
  • Polish: Ludwik
  • Old Church Slavonic: Людвигъ (Ljudvigŭ)
  • Romanian: Ludovic
  • Russian: Людо́вик (Ljudóvik)
  • Sardinian: Ludovicu
  • Slovak: Ľudovít
  • Spanish: Luis
  • Swedish: Love
  • Sicilian: Lici, Luiggi
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