Ostrogoth

See also: ostrogoth

English

Etymology

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Borrowed from Late Latin Ostrogothus, from Proto-Germanic *austrą ("east") and *gutô, via Ancient Greek Γότθος (Gótthos) from Gothic *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰 (*guta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɒstrəɡɒθ/

Noun

Ostrogoth (plural Ostrogoths)

  1. Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Visigoths being the other), which invaded Italy in the sixth century

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