Gepidae

plural noun

Gep·​i·​dae

ˈjepəˌdē,

ˈge-

variants or Gepids

-pə̇dz

: a Germanic people akin to the Goths and eventually absorbed by the Lombards

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin Gepidae

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