Cimbri
See also: cimbri
English
Etymology
Latin Cimbri
Proper noun
Cimbri
- An ancient tribe that invaded southern Europe between 113 and 101 BCE, generally thought to have been Germanic and associated with Jutland and northern Germany.
See also
- Cimbrian
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κίμβροι (Kímbroi).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkim.briː/, [ˈkɪm.briː]
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.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cimbrī |
| Genitive | Cimbrōrum |
| Dative | Cimbrīs |
| Accusative | Cimbrōs |
| Ablative | Cimbrīs |
| Vocative | Cimbrī |
Derived terms
- Cimbricus
- Cimbricē
Descendants
- English: Cimbri, Cymbri
- German: Cimbri (Cymbri)
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