german

English Online Dictionary. What means german‎? What does german mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/

Etymology 1

From Old French germain, from Latin germānus. See also germane, a formal variant which has survived in specific senses. Not related to the proper noun German.

Adjective

german (comparative more german, superlative most german)

1. (obsolete except in set terms) Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).

2. (obsolete except in set terms) Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin).
   • 1567 Arthur Golding trans., Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 1, lines 460-2:

3. (obsolete) Closely related, akin.

Alternative forms

• germane

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

german (plural germans)

1. (obsolete) A near relative.

Translations

Etymology 2

From German (“of Germany”).

Noun

german (plural germans)

1. An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement.
2. A social party at which the german is danced.

Further reading

• German (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Engram, Magner, Manger, engram, manger, ragmen

Icelandic

Noun

german n (genitive singular germans, no plural)

1. germanium (chemical element)

Declension

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

german m (definite singular germanen, indefinite plural germanar, definite plural germanane)

1. (pre-2016) alternative form of germanar

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin germānium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛr.man/
• Rhymes: -ɛrman
• Syllabification: ger‧man
• Homophone: German

Noun

german m inan

1. germanium (chemical element)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• german in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• german in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Germānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒerˈman/

Adjective

german m or n (feminine singular germană, masculine plural germani, feminine and neuter plural germane)

1. German

   Synonym: nemțesc

Declension

Noun

german m (plural germani, feminine equivalent germană)

1. a German person

   Synonym: neamț

Related terms

• germană

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Germānus, of uncertain origin. First attested in 1679.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛrˈmɑːn/
• Hyphenation: ger‧man
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

german c

1. (historical) A German, a member of the Germanic ethnic and linguistic group who lived in southern Scandinavia and northern Germany.

Declension

Related terms

• Germanien
• germansk

Descendants

• → Finnish: germaani

See also

• tysk (“German”, adjective; noun)
• tyska (“German [language]”, noun)

References

• german in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)