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ostrogoth

/ˈɑ.stɹəˌɡɑθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
os-tro-goth
IPA
/ˈɑ.stɹəˌɡɑθ/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ostrogothus, *austrą, Γότθος, *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɑ.stɹəˌɡɑθ/
  • British English: /ˈɒs.tɹə.ɡɒθ/

Inflected Forms

Ostrogoths (plural)

Derived Forms

Ostrogothian Ostrogothic

Frequently Paired Words

Goth Visigoth

Questions

How do you pronounce ostrogoth?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑ.stɹəˌɡɑθ/.
What does ostrogoth mean?
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.
Where does ostrogoth come from?
It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

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