Germanus

See also germanus

Latin

Etymology

First used by Caesar and Tacitus to describe tribes as distinct from the Gauls and originally from the east of the Rhine; of uncertain origin, but possibly Celtic/Gaulish. Not to be confused with the unrelated word germānus.

Noun

Germānus (genitive Germānī); m, second declension

1. A person from a Germanic people; A German.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	Germānus	Germānī
genitive	Germānī	Germānōrum
dative	Germānō	Germānīs
accusative	Germānum	Germānōs
ablative	Germānō	Germānīs
vocative	Germāne	Germānī

Derived terms

• germānicus
• Germānia

Descendants

Dutch: Germaan English: German Greek: Γερμανός (Germanós) Italian: germano

Portuguese: germano Romanian: german Spanish: germano