Marcomanni

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Marcomanni, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“border”) + *mann- (“man”).

Noun

Marcomanni pl (plural only)

1. (historical) an ancient Germanic tribe.

Derived terms

• Marcomannic

Translations

tribe

• German: Markomannen m pl
• Swedish: markomanner c pl

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.