Germanic

See also germanic

English

Etymology

From Latin Germānicus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈmæn.ɪk/

Proper noun

Wikipedia

Germanic

1. (linguistics) The early, undocumented language from which other Germanic languages such as German, English, Dutch and Scandinavian languages developed.
2. (linguistics) The group of Indo-European languages that developed from Germanic.

Synonyms

• (early, undocumented language): Proto-Germanic, Common Germanic

Related terms

• Germanish

See also

• Category:Germanic derivations

Translations

early language

• Catalan: germànic (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 日耳曼語 (cmn), 日耳曼语 (cmn) (Rì'ěrmàn-yǔ)

• Dutch: Germaans (nl) n
• Faroese: germanskt (fo) n
• French: germanique (fr) m
• German: Germanisch (de) n

• Japanese: ゲルマン語 (ja) (Geruman-go)
• Khmer: ហ្គឺរម៉ាននីឝ (km) (gɨɨmaanniish)
• Macedonian: германски (mk) (gérmanski) m
• Persian: ژرمنی (fa) (Žermani)
• Polish: germański (pl) m
• Russian: германский (ru) (germánskij)
• Spanish: germánico (es) m
• Swahili: Kijerumaniki (sw) (noun 7)

group of Indo-European languages

• Catalan: germànic (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 日耳曼語系 (cmn), 日耳曼语系 (cmn) (Rì'ěrmàn-yǔxì)

• Dutch: Germaans (nl) n
• Japanese: ゲルマン諸語 (ja) (Geruman-shogo)
• Khmer: ហ្គឺរម៉ាននីឝ (km) (gɨɨmaanniish)

• Macedonian: германски (mk) (gérmanski) pl
• Polish: germańskie (pl) pl
• Russian: германский (ru) (germánskij)
• Spanish: germánico (es) m
• Swahili: Kijerumaniki (sw) (noun 7)

External links

• ISO 639-5 code gem [1]

Adjective

Germanic (comparative more Germanic, superlative most Germanic)

1. Having German characteristics.

   He arrived with Germanic punctuality.

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

   a Germanic tribe

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

   a Germanic language

Synonyms

• (having German characteristics): German, Teutonic

Translations

having German characteristics

• Catalan: alemany (ca) m
• Danish: tysk (da)
• Dutch: Germaans (nl)
• Faroese: týskur (fo)
• German: deutsch, deutsch klingend, typisch deutsch
• Italian: germanico (it)

• Macedonian: германски (mk) (gérmanski) m
• Norwegian: tysk (no)
• Persian: ژرمنی (fa) (Žermani)
• Romanian: germanic (ro) m and n
• Serbo-Croatian: njèmačkī (sh)
• Swahili: -a Kijerumaniki (sw)
• Yiddish: דײַטש (yi) (daytsh)

relating to the Germanic peoples

• Arabic: جَرْمانِيّ (ar) (jarmaaniyy)
• Catalan: germànic (ca)
• Danish: germansk (da)
• Dutch: Germaans (nl)
• Esperanto: ĝermana (eo)
• Faroese: germanskur (fo)
• French: germanique (fr)

• German: germanisch (de)
• Italian: germanico (it)
• Macedonian: германски (mk) (gérmanski) m
• Norwegian: germansk (no)
• Polish: germański (pl) m
• Serbo-Croatian: gèrmānskī (sh)
• Swahili: Mjerumaniki (sw)

relating to the language or group of languages known as Germanic

• Arabic: جَرْمانِيّ (ar) (jarmaaniyy)
• Catalan: germànic (ca)
• Danish: germansk (da)
• Dutch: Germaans (nl)
• Faroese: germanskur (fo)
• French: germanique (fr)
• German: germanisch (de)

• Italian: germanico (it)
• Macedonian: германски (mk) (gérmanski) m
• Norwegian: germansk (no)
• Persian: ژرمنی (fa) (Žermani)
• Polish: germański (pl) m
• Serbo-Croatian: gèrmānskī (sh)
• Swahili: -a Kijerumaniki (sw)

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