Suevi

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A form of Suebi — A group of Germanic tribes living mostly near Elbe in what is now central Germany around the first century BCE.

OriginLatin Suēvī ← Proto-Germanic *swēbaz →
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Meanings

nounSuevi pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of Suebi.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*swēbaz
  2. LatinSuēvī
  3. EnglishSuevi

From Latin Suēvī, from Proto-Germanic *swēbaz.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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