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Lombard

Syllabification: (Lom·bard)
Pronunciation: /ˈlämˌbärd, -bərd/
Definition of Lombard

noun

  • 1a member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.
  • 2a native of Lombardy in northern Italy.
  • 3the Italian dialect of Lombardy.

adjective

  • of or relating to Lombardy, or to the Lombards or their language.

Derivatives

Lombardic

Pronunciation: /lämˈbärdik/
adjective
Lombard (sense 1 of the noun).

Origin:

from Italian lombardo, representing late Latin Langobardus, of Germanic origin, from the base of long1 + the ethnic name Bardi

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