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Visigothic

Visigothic

9.9
A person who belonged to the Visigoths, an early Germanic people in Europe
  • noun
  • /ˌvɪzɪˈɡɔθɪk/
: visigodo
  • Archaeologists discovered artifacts from a Visigothic settlement in Spain.

Examples

  • The Visigothic tribes played a significant role in the fall of the Roman Empire.

  • The Visigothic played a significant role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

  • A Visigothic stood at the council, listening carefully to the elders' debate.

  • Many Visigothic artifacts have been discovered in Spain.

  • The Visigothic rulers established a new kingdom after the fall of the Roman Empire.

  • In Visigothic society, art and architecture reflected their Germanic heritage.

  • Many ancient texts describe the conflicts between the Romans and the Visigothic tribes.

Synonyms

Visigoth
vsVisigothic
3 9.9

A member of a Germanic people who settled in parts of Europe and formed a kingdom in Spain

is more general and mentions membership without the kingdom or Spain

Surface Forms

Visigothic singular
Visigothics plural

Morphology

Visigothic = Visigoth (semi-transparent) = Visigoth + ic

The relation to 'Visigoth' is clear, but the noun sense referring to a person depends on adjectival '-ic' being used as a noun or on lexical convention rather than a fully regular agentive formation.

Etymology

Visigothic comes from Visigoth, a name made from old words meaning 'west' and 'Goth'. So a Visigothic was a person from that western Gothic people.