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Ostrogoth

UK/ˈɒs.tɹə.ɡɒθ/US/ˈɑ.stɹəˌɡɑθ/

Ostrogoth noun: 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.

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.

Forms of Ostrogoth

pluralOstrogoths

Origin of Ostrogoth

Borrowed from Late Latin Ostrogothus, from Proto-Germanic *austrą ("east") and *gutô, via Ancient Greek Γότθος (Gótthos) from Gothic *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰 (*guta).

Words formed from Ostrogoth

Questions about Ostrogoth

What does Ostrogoth mean?
Ostrogoth means 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.
What part of speech is Ostrogoth?
Ostrogoth is a noun.
How do you pronounce Ostrogoth?
Ostrogoth is pronounced /ˈɒs.tɹə.ɡɒθ/ (UK).
What is the plural of Ostrogoth?
The plural of Ostrogoth is Ostrogoths.

Words near Ostrogoth in the dictionary

  1. Ostrobothnians
  2. Ostroff
  3. Ostroffs
  4. ostrog
  5. Ostrogorski
  6. Ostrogoth
  7. Ostrogothian
  8. Ostrogothic
  9. Ostrogothic Kingdom
  10. Ostrogoths
  11. ostrogs

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