germane

See also Germane

English

WOTD - 15 April 2007    

Wikipedia

Etymology

Variant form of german, adapted in this sense in allusions to its use in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/, SAMPA: /dz3:(r)"meIn/

  Rhymes: -eɪn

• (US) IPA: /dʒɝˈmeɪn/, SAMPA: /dz3`"meIn/

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  Rhymes: -eɪn

Adjective

germane (comparative more germane, superlative most germane)

1. Related to the topic being discussed or considered.
   • 1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, Book 1, Part 5.

     Yet this much is germane to the present inquiry:

Related terms

• germanely
• germaneness

Synonyms

• pertinent, relevant, on-topic, apt

Translations

related to the topic being discussed

Dutch: relevant (nl), ter zake (nl), van toepassing (nl) Estonian: kohane, sobiv Finnish: asiaankuuluva (fi), relevantti (fi), olennainen (fi) German: relevant (de)

Polish: istotny (pl) Russian: относящийся к теме (ru) Serbo-Croatian: relevantan (sh) Spanish: relacionado (es), relacionada (es)

Noun

germane (plural germanes)

1. (inorganic chemistry) germanium tetrahydride, GeH₄
2. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any organic derivative of this compound.

Synonyms

• germanium tetrahydride
• germanomethane
• monogermane

Translations

germanium tetrahydride

Catalan: germà (ca) m.

Finnish: germaniumtetrahydridi (fi)

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Esperanto

Adverb

germane

1. in the German language
2. in the matter of a German

Related terms

• germana (“German”)
• Germanio (“Germany”)
• germano (“a German”)

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Latin

Etymology

From germānus (“real, sincere”).

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA: /ɡerˈmaː.ne/

Adjective

germāne

1. masculine vocative singular of germānus

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA: /ɡerˈmaː.neː/

Adverb

germānē (comparative germānius, superlative germānissimē)

1. sincerely