germano

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See also: Germano, germano-, and Germano-

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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)

  1. a German (person from Germany)
    Hypernym: eŭropano

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Interlingua

Proper noun

germano

  1. 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)

  1. (historical) Germanic; related to the Germanic peoples
    Synonym: germanico
  2. (literary) German
    Synonym: tedesco

Noun

germano m (plural germani)

  1. (zoology) mallard

Etymology 2

From Latin germānus (brotherly).

Adjective

germano (feminine germana, masculine plural germani, feminine plural germane)

  1. born from the same parents
    fratello germanosibling

Noun

germano m (plural germani)

  1. (poetic) brother
    Synonym: fratello

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Latin

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Adjective

germānō

  1. masculine/neuter dative/ablative singular of germānus

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Germānus (German).

Noun

germano m (plural germanos, feminine germana, feminine plural germanas)

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. Germanic, German

Noun

germano m (plural germanos, feminine germana, feminine plural germanas)

  1. German

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