Visigoth en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɪz.ɪ.ɡɒθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈvɪz.ɪˌɡɑθ/ (General-American)
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Etymology
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".
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visigoths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (32)
cmn 西哥德人 (member of an East Germanic tribe) · ca visigot (member of an East Germanic tribe) · ro vizigotă (member of an East Germanic tribe) · fr wisigoth (member of an East Germanic tribe) · ar قُوطِيّ غَرْبِيّ (member of an East Germanic tribe) · pl Wizygot (member of an East Germanic tribe) · nb vestgoter (member of an East Germanic tribe) · hu nluyfashiJXOKZP'Lyugati gót (member of an East Germanic tribe) · de Westgote (member of an East Germanic tribe) · uk візіго́т (member of an East Germanic tribe) · nb visigoter (member of an East Germanic tribe) · it visigoto (member of an East Germanic tribe) · cmn 西哥特人 (member of an East Germanic tribe) · ga Viseagotach (member of an East Germanic tribe) · sv visigot (member of an East Germanic tribe) · uk вестго́т (member of an East Germanic tribe) · fr Wisigoth (member of an East Germanic tribe) · hu vizigót (member of an East Germanic tribe) · ru визиго́т (member of an East Germanic tribe) · da vestgoter (member of an East Germanic tribe) · pt visigodo (member of an East Germanic tribe) · ka ვესტგოთი (member of an East Germanic tribe) · ru вестго́т (member of an East Germanic tribe) · es visigodo (member of an East Germanic tribe) · tl Bisigodo (member of an East Germanic tribe) · ca visigoda (member of an East Germanic tribe) · sv västgot (member of an East Germanic tribe) · nn vestgotar (member of an East Germanic tribe) · eo visigoto (member of an East Germanic tribe) · pl Wizygotka (member of an East Germanic tribe) · el Βησιγότθος (member of an East Germanic tribe) · ro vizigot (member of an East Germanic tribe)