german
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English
Pronunciation
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)
- (obsolete except in set terms) Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister).
- brother-german
- (obsolete except in set terms) Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin).
- cousin-german
- 1567 Arthur Golding trans., Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 1, lines 460-2:
- The doubtfull wordes whereof they scan and canvas to an fro.
Which done, Prometheus sonne began by counsell wise and sage
His cousin germanes fearfulnesse thus gently to asswage:
- (obsolete) Closely related, akin.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xj”, in Le Morte Darthur, book II:
- After this Merlyn told vnto kynge Arthur of the prophecye / that there shold be a grete batail besyde Salysbury and Mordred his owne sone sholde be ageynste hym / Also he tolde hym that Basdemegus was his cosyn and germayn vnto kynge Vryence
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- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
- The phrase would bee more Germaine.
- c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
- Wert thou a Leopard, thou wert Germane to the Lion.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Translations
sharing parents
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First cousin
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Noun
german (plural germans)
- (obsolete) A near relative.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. , London: [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
- Which when his german saw, the stony feare / Ran to his hart, and all his sence dismayd […]
Translations
Etymology 2
From German (“of Germany”).
Noun
german (plural germans)
- An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement.
- 1985, Betty Casey, Dance Across Texas, page 49:
- Through the years, though, the german was replaced by new and more popular dances, but in many instances the name stayed on.
- A social party at which the german is danced.
Further reading
German (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Icelandic
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ge | |
| Previous: gallín (Ga) | |
| Next: arsen (As) | |
Noun
german n (genitive singular germans, no plural)
- germanium (chemical element)
Declension
declension of german
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
german m (definite singular germanen, indefinite plural germanar, definite plural germanane)
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin germānium.
Pronunciation
Noun
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ge | |
| Previous: gal (Ga) | |
| Next: arsen (As) | |
german m inan
- germanium (chemical element)
- 1992, Monografie z dziejów nauki i techniki, volume 150, page 133:
- Odpowiada ona germanowi (Ge) = 72,59. W prawie identyczny sposób Mendelejew wyliczył ciężar […] Liczba 73 jest zbliżona, jak wiemy, do wartości ciężaru atomowego germanu.
- It corresponds to germanium (Ge) = 72.59. In an almost identical way, Mendeleev calculated the weight The number 73 is, as we know, close to the value of the atomic weight of germanium.
Declension
Declension of german
Derived terms
adjective
Related terms
adjectives
nouns
verbs
- germanizować impf
- zgermanizować pf
Further reading
- german in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- german in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
german m or n (feminine singular germană, masculine plural germani, feminine and neuter plural germane)
Declension
Declension of german
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | german | germană | germani | germane | ||
| definite | germanul | germana | germanii | germanele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | german | germane | germani | germane | ||
| definite | germanului | germanei | germanelor | germanilor | |||
Noun
german m (plural germani, feminine equivalent germană)
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Germānus, of uncertain origin. First attested in 1679.
Pronunciation
Noun
german c
- (historical) A German, a member of the Germanic ethnic and linguistic group who lived in southern Scandinavia and northern Germany.
Declension
| Declension of german | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | german | germanen | germaner | germanerna |
| Genitive | germans | germanens | germaners | germanernas |
Related terms
Descendants
- → Finnish: germaani