lombard
/ˈlɒmbɑːd/US/ˈlɑmbɑɹd/
lombard is the alternative form of Lombard.
Noun capitalized: Lombard
Lombard (plural Lombards)
- A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.
- Synonyms:
- Langobard
- A native or inhabitant of Lombardy, Italy.
- A banker or moneylender.
- A Lombard house.
- a Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)
- A kind of Spanish cannon of the 16th century.
Proper noun capitalized: Lombard
Lombard (countable and uncountable, plural Lombards)
- A Romance (Gallo-Italic) language spoken in northern Italy, chiefly Lombardy, and Ticino in southern Switzerland.
- A surname originating as an ethnonym.
- A ghost town in Broadwater County, Montana, United States, named after A. G. Lombard.
Adjective capitalized: Lombard
Lombard (comparative more Lombard, superlative most Lombard)
Synonyms of lombard
Forms of lombard
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | lombards |
| plural | Lombards |
| alternative form | lombard |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Lumbard |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Lumbar |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Lombards |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Lombard |
| superlative | most Lombard |
Origin of lombard
From Middle English Lombard, Lumbard, borrowed from Old French Lombard, Lombart (“a Lombard”), from Late Latin langobardus, longobardus (“a Lombard”), from Germanic, derived from the Proto-Germanic *langabardaz from elements *langaz + *bardaz; equivalent to long + beard. Some sources derive the second element instead from Proto-Germanic *bardǭ, *barduz (“axe”), related to German Barte (“axe”). Doublet of Langobard and longbeard. Compare with Old English Langbeardas (“Lombards”).
Words formed from lombard
- Lombard house
- Lombardism
- Lombard rate
- Lombardstown
- Lombard Street
Phrases with lombard
Questions about lombard
- What does lombard mean?
- Lombard means a member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.
- What is lombard the alternative form of?
- Lombard is the alternative form of Lombard.
- What part of speech is lombard?
- Lombard can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce lombard?
- Lombard is pronounced /ˈlɒmbɑːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lombard?
- The plural of lombard is lombards.
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