Marcomanni

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Marcomanni, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“border”) + *mann- (“man”).

Noun

Marcomanni pl (plural only)

(historical) an ancient Germanic tribe.

Derived terms

Marcomannic

Translations

tribe

German: Markomannen m pl
Swedish: markomanner c pl

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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