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Visigoth

/ˈvɪz.ɪ.ɡɒθ/US/ˈvɪz.ɪˌɡɑθ/

Visigoth noun: any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Ostrogoths being the other), which participated in several wars with Rome and established a kingdom with Toulouse for its capital.

Noun

Visigoth (plural Visigoths)

  1. Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Ostrogoths being the other), which participated in several wars with Rome and established a kingdom with Toulouse for its capital.

Visigoth meaning in Tagalog and Arabic

Visigoth in Tagalog

member of an East Germanic tribe
Bisigodo

Visigoth in Arabic

member of an East Germanic tribe
قُوطِيّ غَرْبِيّ qūṭiyy ḡarbiyy

Forms of Visigoth

pluralVisigoths

Origin of Visigoth

Borrowed from Late Latin Visigothus, from Gothic. According to Mallory & Adams, possibly a tribal name derived from Proto-Germanic *wesuz (reflected in personal names such as Old High German *wisu), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus (“good, excellent”). If so, related to Proto-Celtic *wesus (found in personal names), the Italic goddess Vesuna, and Sanskrit वसु (vasu, “good, excellent”). The term was coined by Cassiodorus under the misapprehension that it meant "west Goths".

Words formed from Visigoth

Questions about Visigoth

What does Visigoth mean?
Visigoth means any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Ostrogoths being the other), which participated in several wars with Rome and established a kingdom with Toulouse for its capital.
What is Visigoth in Tagalog?
Visigoth in Tagalog is Bisigodo. See Visigoth meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is Visigoth?
Visigoth is a noun.
How do you pronounce Visigoth?
Visigoth is pronounced /ˈvɪz.ɪ.ɡɒθ/ (UK).
What is the plural of Visigoth?
The plural of Visigoth is Visigoths.

Words near Visigoth in the dictionary

  1. visibly
  2. visier
  3. visiere
  4. visieres
  5. visiers
  6. Visigoth
  7. Visigothian
  8. Visigothic
  9. Visigothically
  10. Visigoths
  11. visile

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