Germ

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See also: germ, germ., and Germ.

English

Etymology

From the similarity of the first syllable of German to germ.

Pronunciation

Noun

Germ (plural Germs)

  1. (UK, slang, derogatory) a German person.

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German gërwe, gërwen, from the verb gëren, variant of jesen and gësen (whence gärn and German gären), from Old High German jesan, from Proto-Germanic *jesaną (and possibly *jazjaną), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yes- (“to well, seethe, foam, ferment”). Related to English yeast.

Pronunciation

Noun

Germ f or m (plural Germ)

  1. yeast

Synonyms

German

Pronunciation

Noun

Germ n or f (mixed, genitive Germs, plural Germen)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, generally uncountable) yeast
    Synonym: Hefe

Declension

Declension of Germ
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein, eine das, die Germ die Germen
genitive eines, einer des, der Germs der Germen
dative einem, einer dem, der Germ den Germen
accusative ein, eine das, die Germ die Germen

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Germ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Germ” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Germ” in Duden online
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