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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γέρμη (Gérmē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Germa f sg (genitive Germae); first declension
- A town in Mysia, situated between the rivers Rhyndacus and Macestus
- A town of Galatia, situated between Pessinus and Ancyra
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- Germa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Germa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly