germana

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Etymology

Derived from Latin germanus (brother).

Pronunciation

Noun

germana f (plural germanes)

  1. sister

Esperanto

Germana flago

Pronunciation

Adjective

germana (accusative singular germanan, plural germanaj, accusative plural germanajn)

  1. German (of or pertaining to Germany, the German people, or the German language)
    Hypernym: eŭropa
  2. (la germana) Clipping of la germana lingvo (the German language).

Derived terms

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Italian

Adjective

germana f sg

  1. feminine singular of germano

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

germāna

  1. inflection of germānus:
    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Adjective

germānā

  1. feminine ablative singular of germānus

Noun

germāna f (genitive germānae, masculine germānus); first declension

  1. sister
    Synonym: soror
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.675:
      “Hoc illud, germāna, fuit?”
      “Was this, my sister, that ?”
      (Anna speaks to Dido, who is near death from a self-inflicted wound.)

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative germāna germānae
genitive germānae germānārum
dative germānae germānīs
accusative germānam germānās
ablative germānā germānīs
vocative germāna germānae

References

  • germana”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ger‧ma‧na

Adjective

germana

  1. feminine singular of germano

Noun

germana f (plural germanas)

  1. female equivalent of germano

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xeɾˈmana/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: ger‧ma‧na

Noun

germana f (plural germanas)

  1. female equivalent of germano

Adjective

germana

  1. feminine singular of germano