How do you use Quadi in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Quadi meaning
A member of an ancient Germanic people who lived in Moravia.
Using Quadi
- The main meaning on this page is: A member of an ancient Germanic people who lived in Moravia.
- In the example corpus, quadi often appears in combinations such as: the quadi.
Context around Quadi
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Quadi
- In this selection, "quadi" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hermunduri, gave, territory and semnones stand out and add context to how "quadi" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the quadi gave up and and the quadi he adds. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "quadi" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with quadi
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Within his own alliance were various Suebic peoples, Hermunduri, Quadi, Semnones, Lugii, Zumi, Butones, Mugilones, Sibini and Langobards. (18 words)
After his expulsion the leadership of the Marcomanni was contested by their Suebic neighbours and allies, the Hermunduri and Quadi. (20 words)
Between these mountains and the Quadi he adds several tribes, from north to south these are the Sidones, Cotini (possibly Tacitus' Gotini) and the Visburgi. (25 words)
However, if we look for the peoples in the region from the upper Main in the north, south to the Danube and east to the Czech Republic where the Quadi and Marcomanni were located, Ptolemy does not give any tribes. (40 words)
According to historians such as Herwig Wolfram : :The Marcomanni and the Quadi gave up their special names after crossing the Danube, in fact both the emigrants and the groups remaining in Pannonia became Suebi again. (35 words)
The war lasted until Marcus Aurelius' death in 180. In the third century Jordanes claims that the Marcomanni paid tribute to the Goths, and that the princes of the Quadi were enslaved. (32 words)
Example sentences (7)
According to historians such as Herwig Wolfram : :The Marcomanni and the Quadi gave up their special names after crossing the Danube, in fact both the emigrants and the groups remaining in Pannonia became Suebi again.
After his expulsion the leadership of the Marcomanni was contested by their Suebic neighbours and allies, the Hermunduri and Quadi.
Between these mountains and the Quadi he adds several tribes, from north to south these are the Sidones, Cotini (possibly Tacitus' Gotini) and the Visburgi.
However, if we look for the peoples in the region from the upper Main in the north, south to the Danube and east to the Czech Republic where the Quadi and Marcomanni were located, Ptolemy does not give any tribes.
Setting out northwest from Carnuntum on the Danube with four legions, Tiberius passed through Quadi territory in order to invade the Marcomanni from the east.
The war lasted until Marcus Aurelius' death in 180. In the third century Jordanes claims that the Marcomanni paid tribute to the Goths, and that the princes of the Quadi were enslaved.
Within his own alliance were various Suebic peoples, Hermunduri, Quadi, Semnones, Lugii, Zumi, Butones, Mugilones, Sibini and Langobards.
Common combinations with quadi
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: