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Ostrogoth

Os′tro-goth

,
p
rop.
Noun.
[L.
Ostrogothi
, pl. See
East
, and
Goth
.]
One of the Eastern Goths. See
Goth
.

Definition 2024

Ostrogoth

Ostrogoth

See also: ostrogoth

English

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

Derived terms

Translations

ostrogoth

ostrogoth

See also: Ostrogoth

French

Noun

ostrogoth m ‎(plural ostrogoths)

  1. (informal) a barbarian, an uncivilized bigot

Etymology

From Late Latin Ostrogothi, from Proto-Germanic *austrą and *gutô, via Ancient Greek Γότθος ‎(Gótthos) from Gothic *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰 ‎(*guta).

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