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Ostrogothic

Ostrogothic

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An ancient East Germanic language once spoken by people who lived in Italy
  • noun
: ostrogodo
  • Very few texts in Ostrogothic have survived from the early Middle Ages.

Examples

  • Linguists study Ostrogothic to understand the development of Germanic languages.

  • The Ostrogothic language has many unique features.

  • Some ancient inscriptions contain words written in Ostrogothic script.

  • Did you know that Ostrogothic was spoken in Italy?

  • Few scholars can read the surviving texts written in Ostrogothic accurately.

  • The study of Ostrogothic offers insights into the evolution of the Germanic language family.

  • Researchers have uncovered several manuscripts that include phrases in Ostrogothic.

Surface Forms

Ostrogothic singular
Ostrogothic plural

Morphology

Ostrogothic = Ostrogoth (transparent) = Ostrogoth + ic

Formed from 'Ostrogoth' + '-ic'; the meaning 'the language of the Ostrogoths' is a standard extension (adjective used nominally for a language).

Etymology

Ostrogothic for the language comes from Ostro- 'east' and Goth 'Goth', so it names the 'eastern Goth' speech and that is why we use it for the old language they spoke.