Κίμβρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of Proto-Indo-European origin, but whether the name came through Celtic or Germanic is uncertain; possibly from *tḱim-ro- (“inhabitant”), from *tḱoi-m- (“home”), a derivation of *tḱey- (“to settle, to live”). Probably from the same ultimate source as Himmerland, a peninsula in Jutland, Denmark, the region where the people are thought to originate. Perhaps related to Κιμμέριος (Kimmérios, “Cimmerian”). Not etymologically related to Welsh Cymry. More at Cimbri.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kím.bros/ → /ˈcim.bros/ → /ˈcim.bros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kím.bros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkim.bros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈcim.bros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈcim.bros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈcim.bros/

Noun

Κίμβρος • (Kímbros) m (genitive Κίμβρου); second declension

1. an individual member of the Cimbri; a Cimbrian

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Κῐ́μβρος; τοῦ Κῐ́μβρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Κῐ́μβρος ho Kímbros	τὼ Κῐ́μβρω tṑ Kímbrō	οἱ Κῐ́μβροι hoi Kímbroi
Genitive	τοῦ Κῐ́μβρου toû Kímbrou	τοῖν Κῐ́μβροιν toîn Kímbroin	τῶν Κῐ́μβρων tôn Kímbrōn
Dative	τῷ Κῐ́μβρῳ tôi Kímbrōi	τοῖν Κῐ́μβροιν toîn Kímbroin	τοῖς Κῐ́μβροις toîs Kímbrois
Accusative	τὸν Κῐ́μβρον tòn Kímbron	τὼ Κῐ́μβρω tṑ Kímbrō	τοὺς Κῐ́μβρους toùs Kímbrous
Vocative	Κῐ́μβρε Kímbre	Κῐ́μβρω Kímbrō	Κῐ́μβροι Kímbroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Κιμβρικός (Kimbrikós)

Descendants

• Greek: Κίμβρος (Kímvros)
• → Latin: Cimbrī (see there for further descendants)

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,006