Cimbri
See also: cimbri
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
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.
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Κίμβροι (Kímbroi).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkim.briː/, [ˈkɪmbriː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃim.bri/, [ˈt͡ʃimbri]
Proper noun edit
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 edit
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
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Nominative | Cimbrī |
Genitive | Cimbrōrum |
Dative | Cimbrīs |
Accusative | Cimbrōs |
Ablative | Cimbrīs |
Vocative | Cimbrī |
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References edit
- “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