Get to know Ostrogoth better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like goth.
Ostrogoth meaning
Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Visigoths being the other), which invaded Italy in the sixth century.
Synonyms of Ostrogoth
Using Ostrogoth
- The main meaning on this page is: Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Visigoths being the other), which invaded Italy in the sixth century.
- Useful related words include: goth.
- In the example corpus, ostrogoth often appears in combinations such as: the ostrogoth.
Context around Ostrogoth
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ostrogoth
- In this selection, "ostrogoth" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, culture, ruler, ear and origins stand out and add context to how "ostrogoth" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 245 culture ostrogoth ear jewels and and the ostrogoth ruler who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ostrogoth" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ostrogoth
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It includes mosaics from the true palace of the Ostrogoth king. (11 words)
Overtures to Byzantium were only made by some Ostrogoth leaders after Theodoric's death. (14 words)
Zeno also appointed the Ostrogoth Theoderic the Great who was menacing the borders of the Eastern Empire, to be king of Italy, turning one troublesome, nominal vassal against another. (29 words)
However, he died in the early months of 453. The conventional account from Priscus says that Attila was at a feast celebrating his latest marriage, this time to the beautiful young Ildico (the name suggests Gothic or Ostrogoth origins). (39 words)
De Bello Gothico IV 32, pp. 241–245 Culture Ostrogoth ear jewels, Metropolitan Museum of Art Of Gothic literature in the Gothic language we have the Bible of Ulfilas and some other religious writings and fragments. (36 words)
Belisarius proved more capable at siege warfare than his rival Witiges had been at Rome and the Ostrogoth ruler, who was also dealing with Frankish enemies, was forced to surrender but not without terms. (34 words)
Example sentences (6)
Belisarius proved more capable at siege warfare than his rival Witiges had been at Rome and the Ostrogoth ruler, who was also dealing with Frankish enemies, was forced to surrender but not without terms.
De Bello Gothico IV 32, pp. 241–245 Culture Ostrogoth ear jewels, Metropolitan Museum of Art Of Gothic literature in the Gothic language we have the Bible of Ulfilas and some other religious writings and fragments.
However, he died in the early months of 453. The conventional account from Priscus says that Attila was at a feast celebrating his latest marriage, this time to the beautiful young Ildico (the name suggests Gothic or Ostrogoth origins).
It includes mosaics from the true palace of the Ostrogoth king.
Overtures to Byzantium were only made by some Ostrogoth leaders after Theodoric's death.
Zeno also appointed the Ostrogoth Theoderic the Great who was menacing the borders of the Eastern Empire, to be king of Italy, turning one troublesome, nominal vassal against another.
Common combinations with ostrogoth
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: