"Cherusci" meaning in All languages combined

See Cherusci on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Cherusci pl (plural only)
  1. (historical) a Germanic tribe that inhabited parts of the plains and forests of northwestern Germany, in the area possibly near present-day Hanover, during the first centuries BC and AD Wikipedia link: Cherusci Tags: historical, plural, plural-only Translations (Germanic tribe): Cherusker [masculine, plural] (German), cherusker [plural] (Swedish)

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: /kʰeːˈrus.kiː/ [Classical-Latin], [kʰeːˈrʊskiː] [Classical-Latin], /keˈruʃ.ʃi/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [keˈruʃːi] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Χηροῦσκοι (Khēroûskoi), itself likely ultimately from Proto-Germanic *heruskaz. Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|Χηροῦσκοι}} Ancient Greek Χηροῦσκοι (Khēroûskoi), {{der|la|gem-pro|*heruskaz}} Proto-Germanic *heruskaz Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Chēruscī<2>|g=m}} Chēruscī m pl (genitive Chēruscōrum); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Chēruscī<2>}} Forms: Chēruscī [canonical, masculine, plural], Chēruscōrum [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Chēruscī [nominative, plural], Chēruscōrum [genitive, plural], Chēruscīs [dative, plural], Chēruscōs [accusative, plural], Chēruscīs [ablative, plural], Chēruscī [plural, vocative]
  1. A famous tribe of Germany Tags: declension-2
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