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Ostrogoth

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒs.tɹə.ɡɒθ/
  • General-American: /ˈɑ.stɹəˌɡɑθ/
  • CMU ARPABET: AA1 S T R AH0 G AA2 TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Goth

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ostrogot — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Catalan: ostrogoda — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Chinese Mandarin: 東哥特人 /东哥特人 (Dōng Gētè rén) — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Chinese Mandarin: 東哥德人 /东哥德人 (Dōng Gēdé rén) — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Esperanto: ostrogoto — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Finnish: ostrogootti — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • French: Ostrogoth — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Georgian: ოსტგოთი (osṭgoti) — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • German: Ostgote — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Hungarian: osztrogót — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Hungarian: keleti gót — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Italian: ostrogoto — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Norwegian Bokmål: austgoter — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Norwegian Bokmål: østgoter — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: austgotar — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Polish: Ostrogot — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Polish: Ostrogotka — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Portuguese: ostrogodo — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Romanian: ostrogot — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Romanian: ostrogotă — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Russian: остго́т (ostgót) — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Spanish: ostrogodo — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Spanish: ostrogoda — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Swedish: östgot — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Venetan: strogòto — member of a tribe of Eastern Goths