Ostrogoth

[ os-truh-goth ]

noun

1. a member of the easterly division of the Goths, maintaining a monarchy in Italy, a.d. 493–555.

Ostrogoth

/ ˈɒstrəˌɡɒθ /

noun

1. a member of the eastern group of the Goths, who formed a kingdom in Italy from 493 to 552

Derived Forms

• ˌOstroˈgothic, adjective

Other Words From

• Ostro·gothic Ostro·gothi·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ostrogoth¹

1640–50; < Late Latin Ostrogothī, Austrogotī (plural) < Germanic, equivalent to *austro- eastwards ( Old Norse austr, Old Saxon, Old High German ōstar, Middle Dutch ooster, Old English ēast ( er ) ra; east ) + Goth

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ostrogoth¹

C17: from Late Latin Ostrogothī, from ostro- east, eastward + Goth

Example Sentences

While there was not enough information to assign the remains to any particular population, the study said “it is possible that these individuals were Huns, Ostrogoths or Gepids.”

From New York Times

Along the way he covers the sackings of Rome by the Visigoths, the Ostrogoths, the Normans, the troops of the Holy Roman Empire and the French.

From New York Times

Around 1,500 people live within the walls of its Old City, custodians of cultural treasures left by everyone from the Romans and the Ostrogoths to the Venetians and the Habsburgs.

From BBC

Subsequently, in 493, Odoacer was slain by Theodoric, the king of the Ostrogoths, who then became predominant in the Italian peninsula.

From Project Gutenberg

They rose with Goth and Ostrogoth to free themselves from the heavy yoke.

From Project Gutenberg