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Etymology
From Latin Germānus.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ano
- Hyphenation: ger‧ma‧no
Noun
germano (accusative singular germanon, plural germanoj, accusative plural germanojn)
- a German (person from Germany)
- Hypernym: eŭropano
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Interlingua
Proper noun
germano
- German (language)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒerˈma.no/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Hyphenation: ger‧mà‧no
Etymology 1
From Latin Germānus (“Germanic”).
Adjective
germano (feminine germana, masculine plural germani, feminine plural germane)
- (historical) Germanic; related to the Germanic peoples
- Synonym: germanico
- (literary) German
- Synonym: tedesco
Noun
germano m (plural germani)
- (zoology) mallard
Etymology 2
From Latin germānus (“brotherly”).
Adjective
germano (feminine germana, masculine plural germani, feminine plural germane)
- born from the same parents
- fratello germano ― sibling
Noun
germano m (plural germani)
- (poetic) brother
- Synonym: fratello
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Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
germānō
- masculine/neuter dative/ablative singular of germānus
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin Germānus (“German”).
Noun
germano m (plural germanos, feminine germana, feminine plural germanas)
- German (member of a Germanic tribe)
- Synonym: alemão
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin germānus (“of siblings”), from germen (“sprout, bud”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to bear”) + *-mn̥. Compare the inherited irmão; also a doublet of hermano.
Noun
germano m (plural germanos)
- a brother or sister with the same mother and father (as opposed to a stepbrother or sister)
Adjective
germano (feminine germana, masculine plural germanos, feminine plural germanas)
- legitimate; genuine
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:autêntico
- Antonyms: apócrifo, falso, inverídico
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Germānus (“German, Germanic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xeɾˈmano/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: ger‧ma‧no
Adjective
germano (feminine germana, masculine plural germanos, feminine plural germanas)
- Germanic, German
Noun
germano m (plural germanos, feminine germana, feminine plural germanas)
- German
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