Ostrogoth

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UK/ˈɒs.tɹə.ɡɒθ/US/ˈɑ.stɹəˌɡɑθ/

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.

OriginLate Latin Ostrogothus ← Proto-Germanic *austrą ← Ancient Greek Γότθος →
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Meanings

nounOstrogoth (plural Ostrogoths)

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.

Origin

  1. Gothic*𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰
  2. Ancient GreekΓότθος
  3. Proto-Germanic*austrą
  4. Late LatinOstrogothus
  5. EnglishOstrogoth

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

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Translations

Catalan ostrogot, ostrogoda
  • ostrogotmember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • ostrogodamember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
Chinese Mandarin 東哥特人 /东哥特人, 東哥德人 /东哥德人
  • 東哥特人 /东哥特人 (Dōng Gētè rén)member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • 東哥德人 /东哥德人 (Dōng Gēdé rén)member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
Esperanto ostrogoto
  • ostrogotomember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
Finnish ostrogootti
  • ostrogoottimember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
French Ostrogoth
  • Ostrogothmember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
German Ostgote
  • Ostgotemember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
Hungarian osztrogót, keleti gót
  • osztrogótmember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • keleti gótmember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
Italian ostrogoto
  • ostrogotomember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
Norwegian Bokmål austgoter, østgoter
  • austgotermember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • østgotermember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
Polish Ostrogot, Ostrogotka
  • Ostrogotmember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • Ostrogotkamember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
Portuguese ostrogodo
  • ostrogodomember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
Romanian ostrogot, ostrogotă
  • ostrogotmember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • ostrogotămember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
Russian остго́т
  • остго́т (ostgót)member of a tribe of Eastern Goths
Spanish ostrogodo, ostrogoda
  • ostrogodomember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
  • ostrogodamember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
Swedish östgot
  • östgotmember of a tribe of Eastern Goths
Cite this entry
APA

Ostrogoth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ostrogoth

MLA

“Ostrogoth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ostrogoth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ostrogoth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ostrogoth.

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