German
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈdʒ͡ɜːmən/, SAMPA: /"dZ3:m@n/
- (US) IPA: /ˈdʒ͡ɝmən/, SAMPA: /"dZ3`m@n/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(r)mən
[edit] Etymology
From Latin germani (“the peoples of Germania”), as distinct from Gauls (Caesar, Tacitus).
[edit] Noun
German (plural Germans)
- An inhabitant of Germany; a person of German descent.
- A member of a Germanic tribe.
- Rome was sacked by Germans and the Western Roman Empire collapsed.
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German person
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member of a Germanic tribe
[edit] Proper noun
German
- An Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and a small part of Belgium.
- German has three genders: masculine, feminine and neuter.
[edit] Synonyms
- (language): High German
[edit] Translations
the German language
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[edit] See also
- Wiktionary's coverage of German terms
- Appendix:German Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in German
- Appendix:"German" in various languages
[edit] Adjective
German (comparative more German, superlative most German)
- Of or relating to the country of Germany.
- He is half German, half American.
- Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent.
- Of or relating to the German language.
- We take German classes twice a week.
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of or relating to the country of Germany
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of or relating to the German people
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of or relating to the German language
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Most common English words before 1923: waiting · political · reading · #775: German · seven · notice · week
[edit] External links
- Leo's German - English Dictionary: from Department of Informatics of Technische Universität München
- ISO 639-1 code de, ISO 639-3 code deu (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for German, deu
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[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɡěrmaːn/
- Hyphenation: Ger‧man
[edit] Proper noun
Gèrmān m. (Cyrillic spelling Гѐрма̄н)
- German (member of a Germanic tribe)
[edit] Declension
declension of German
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | German | Germani |
| genitive | Germana | Germana |
| dative | Germanu | Germanima |
| accusative | Germana | Germane |
| vocative | Germane | Germani |
| locative | Germanu | Germanima |
| instrumental | Germanom | Germanima |