Cimbrian

English + language Etymology From en Cimbri an. Pronunciation en /ˈsɪmbɹiən/ en Cim bri an Noun en historical A member of the Cimbri tribe that invaded southern Europe in the 2nd century en 1861 Joseph Haydn A Dictionary of Dates Relating to All Ages and Nations 211 The Teutones settled in Germany and Gaul; the Cimbrians invaded Italy, where they were defeated by Marius. en 1907 Henry Smith Williams The Historians' History of the World 392 [W]e find mention of the Cimbrians in the Danish or Cimbrian peninsula[. ...] The Cimbrians and Teutons are described as tall and slightly built men [...] 2002, Karen Skovgaard-Petersen, Historiography at the Court of Christian IV (1588-1648): Studies in the Latin Histories of Denmark by Johannes Pontanus and Johannes Meursius (9788772897035), The Chronological Narrative of Pontanus's Rerum Danicarum historia, page 171 (translating Pontanus's Latin into English): I, however, putting these things aside or leaving them out for a short while, have found it better to begin with the migration of the Cimbrians from their home in their peninsula [Jutland]. en linguistics ethnology A speaker of the modern Cimbrian language in Italy see proper noun below Translations member of ancient tribe Galician: gl cimbro German: de Kimber m, dated also de Zimber m Hungarian: hu cimber, hu kimber Italian: it cimbro m Romanian: ro cimbru m speaker of modern language German: de Zimber m Proper noun A variety of Bavarian (High German) spoken in a number of language islands in northeastern Italy, very conservative in its structure, now highly endangered. Usage notes The modern Cimbrian language has nothing to do with the historic Cimbri, but was introduced by medieval settlers from what is now Austria. The name is due to an academic misidentification. Translations language Cimbrian: cim Tautsch German: de Zimbrisch n Hungarian: hu cimber, hu kimber Italian: it cimbro m Swedish: sv zimbriska c See also cim Further reading cim Anagrams en abciimnr Braminic en Demonyms Languages