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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin germānicus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Germanic
- (linguistics) The early, undocumented ancestral language from which other Germanic languages developed, such as Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Frisian, English, German, Faroese, Icelandic, Yiddish, Norwegian and Swedish.
- Synonyms: Ur-Germanic, Proto-Germanic, Common Germanic
- (linguistics) The group of Indo-European languages that developed from (Ur-)Germanic.
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Translations
group of Indo-European languages
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Adjective
Germanic (comparative more Germanic, superlative most Germanic)
- Relating to the Germanic peoples (such as Germans, Scandinavians or Anglo-Saxons).
a Germanic tribe
- (linguistics) Relating to the language or group of languages known as Germanic.
a Germanic language
- Synonyms: Teutonic; see also Thesaurus:Germanic language
- Having German characteristics.
- Synonyms: German, Teutonic
He arrived with Germanic punctuality.
Translations
relating to the Germanic peoples
relating to the language or group of languages known as Germanic
having German characteristics
Noun
Germanic (plural Germanics)
- (history) A native of Germania.
- Synonym: Germanian
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