Goth

Etymology

From Middle English Gothes, Gotes (both plural). In turn partly from Old English Gotan, Goþan, singular Gota, Goþa, and partly from Late Latin Gothi. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gutô, perhaps from *geutaną (“to pour”). Compare Old Norse Goti (“Gotlander, Goth”), and related also to Gutnish, Gotland.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡɒθ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɡɑθ/
• Rhymes: -ɒθ

Noun

Goth (plural Goths)

1. A member of the East Germanic tribe, who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries.
2. (figuratively) Uncivilized person, barbarian, vandal.
3. Alternative form of goth (member of gothic subculture)