Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
Cimbri. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
Cimbri, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
Cimbri in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
Cimbri you have here. The definition of the word
Cimbri will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
Cimbri, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From Latin Cimbri.
Proper noun
Cimbri
- (historical) An ancient tribe that invaded southern Europe between 113 and 101 BCE, generally thought to have been Germanic (though they could have been Celtic) and associated with Jutland and northern Germany.
See also
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κίμβροι (Kímbroi).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cimbrī m pl (genitive Cimbrōrum); second declension
- the Cimbri, a tribe generally thought to have been from northern Germany or Jutland which invaded southern Europe
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “Cimbri”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cimbri in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Cimbri”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly