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Greuthungi
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Latin
Alternative forms
la Greothingi Greutungi
Etymology
la gem
According to Schönfeld, the name means something like "gravel people" and is derived from la gem-pro *greutą grit. Cognate with non grýtingar. More at Greuthungi. Compare grc Γρόθιγγοι.
Pronunciation
Greuthungī
Proper noun
Greuthungī<2> m
A Gothic tribe of the Pontic steppe
Declension
Greuthungī<2>
References
M. Schönfeld, Wörterbuch der altgermanischen Personen- und Völkernamen: Nach der Überlieferung des klassischen Altertums bearbeitet (series: Germanische Bibliothek: I. Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher: IV. Reihe: Wörterbücher, edited by Wilhelm Streitberg), Heidelberg, 1911, p.113
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