Lombard

See also: lombard

English

Alternative forms
  • Lumbard, Lumbar

Etymology

From Middle English Lombard, Lumbard, from the merger of Old English Longbeard (“Lombard”); and Old French Lombard, Lombart (“a Lombard”), from Late Latin Longobardus, Langobardus (“a Lombard”), derived from the Proto-Germanic elements *langaz + *bardaz; equivalent to long +‎ beard. Some sources derive the second element instead from Proto-Germanic *bardǭ, *barduz (“axe”), related to German Barte (“axe”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɒmbɑː(ɹ)d/

Noun

Lombard (plural Lombards)

  1. A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century; a Langobard.
  2. A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
  3. (rare) A banker or moneylender.
  4. (obsolete) A Lombard house.
    • Fuller
      a Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns
  5. (military, historical) A form of cannon.
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Translations
banker or moneylender — see banker

Proper noun

Lombard

  1. A Romance language spoken in northern Italy and southern Switzerland, see Wikipedia:Lombard language and Category:Lombard language.

Derived terms
Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

Lombard (comparative more Lombard, superlative most Lombard)

  1. Of or relating to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.

Further reading

French

Noun

Lombard m (plural Lombards, feminine Lombarde)

  1. Lombard (person from Lombardy)
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