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Irminones

Irminones noun: a large group of early Germanic tribes who settled in the Elbe watershed and by the 1st century AD had expanded into Bavaria, Swabia and Bohemia.

Noun

Irminones pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) A large group of early Germanic tribes who settled in the Elbe watershed and by the 1st century AD had expanded into Bavaria, Swabia and Bohemia.

Forms of Irminones

alternative formHerminones
alternative formHermiones

Origin of Irminones

From Ancient Greek Ἑρμίονες (Hermíones).

Questions about Irminones

What does Irminones mean?
Irminones means a large group of early Germanic tribes who settled in the Elbe watershed and by the 1st century AD had expanded into Bavaria, Swabia and Bohemia.
What part of speech is Irminones?
Irminones is a noun.

Words near Irminones in the dictionary

  1. irls
  2. IRM
  3. Irma
  4. Irmentraut
  5. Irmino
  6. Irminones
  7. Irminonic
  8. Irmo
  9. irmoi
  10. irmologia
  11. irmologion

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