Visigoth
pronunciation
How to pronounce Visigoth in British English:
UK [ˈviziɡɔθ,-ɡɔ:θ]
How to pronounce Visigoth in American English:
US [ˈvɪzɪˌɡɑθ]
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- Noun:
- a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France
Word Origin
- Visigoth
- 1640s, from Late Latin Visigothus (plural Visigothi), perhaps "West Goths" (which could be Latinized from a Germanic source such as Old High German westan "from the west"), as opposed to Ostrogothi; but according to some authorities, Visi/Vesi appears to be a Latinized form of a tribal name. Their kingdom endured to 507 in southern France, till 711 in Spain. In common with Vandal their name later was used for "uncivilized person" (1749). Related: Visigothic.
Example
- 1. And a visigoth is an idea .
- 2. The modern visigoth cares very little about any of this .
- 3. A modern visigoth is interested only in his own affairs and has no sense of the meaning of community .