germanic

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see also: Germanic

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Adjective

germanic (not comparable)

1. Of or containing germanium.
2. Containing germanium with a valence of 4.

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Germanic

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)ˈmæn.ɪk/

Proper noun

1. (linguistics) The early, undocumented ancestral language from which other Germanic languages such as Dutch, Frisian, English, German, Yiddish, and Scandinavian languages developed.

   Synonyms: Proto-Germanic, Common Germanic

2. (linguistics) The group of Indo-European languages that developed from Germanic.

Related terms

• Germanish
• Teutonic (archaic)

Translations

• French: germanique
• German: Germanisch
• Italian: germanico
• Portuguese: germânico
• Russian: герма́нский язы́к
• Spanish: germánico

Translations

• French: germanique
• Italian: germanico
• Portuguese: germânico
• Russian: германский
• Spanish: germánico

Adjective

germanic

1. Relating to the Germanic peoples (such as Germans, Scandinavians or Anglo-Saxons).

   a Germanic tribe

2. (linguistics) Relating to the language or group of languages known as Germanic.

   a Germanic language

3. Having German characteristics.

   Synonyms: German, Teutonic

   He arrived with Germanic punctuality.

Translations

• French: germanique
• German: germanisch
• Italian: germanico
• Portuguese: germânico, alemão
• Russian: герма́нский
• Spanish: germano, germánico

Translations

• French: germanique
• German: germanisch
• Italian: germanico
• Portuguese: germânico
• Russian: герма́нский
• Spanish: germánico

Translations

• French: germanique
• German: deutsch, deutsch klingend, typisch deutsch
• Italian: germanico
• Portuguese: germânico, alemão
• Russian: неме́цкий

Noun

germanic (plural germanics)

1. (history) A native of Germania.

   Synonyms: Germanian

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