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Lombardish

Lombardish adjective: of or pertaining to the Lombards, a Germanic people who settled in Italy in the sixth century C.E., their language, customs, or culture.

Adjective

Lombardish (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Lombards, a Germanic people who settled in Italy in the sixth century C.E., their language, customs, or culture.
    • And also another scripture that men call the Lombardish law, deviseth thereof in divers cases; the which hereafter shall be declared by me unto thee.1807, George Burnett, Specimens of English prose-writers
    Synonyms:
    Langobardish
  2. Like a Lombard.
    • [...] Jazz became many things—frenetic, destructive, hysterical, decadent, venal, alcoholic, saccharine, Lombardish, vapid—it has enriched stuffed bellies; it has corrupted the innocent; [...]2010, John Szwed, Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World

Proper noun

Lombardish

  1. The language of the Lombards, an extinct Germanic language known from fragmentary evidence; Lombardic.
    Synonyms:
    Langobardish

Synonyms of Lombardish

Origin of Lombardish

From Middle English Lombardish, from Old English *Longbeardisc (“Lombardish”), equivalent to Lombard + -ish.

Questions about Lombardish

What does Lombardish mean?
Lombardish means of or pertaining to the Lombards, a Germanic people who settled in Italy in the sixth century C.E., their language, customs, or culture.
What part of speech is Lombardish?
Lombardish can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Lombardish in the dictionary

  1. Lombardian
  2. Lombardic
  3. Lombardic rhythm
  4. Lombardic rhythms
  5. Lombardiesque
  6. Lombardish
  7. Lombardo
  8. Lombardos
  9. lombards
  10. Lombardstown
  11. Lombardy

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