germen
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin germen (“germ, seed”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
germen (plural germens)
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ (“offspring, seed”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, to give birth”).[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Classical) IPA: /ˈɡer.men/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈdʒɛrmɛn/
Noun [edit]
germen (genitive germinis); n, third declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | germen | germina |
| genitive | germinis | germinum |
| dative | germinī | germinibus |
| accusative | germen | germina |
| ablative | germine | germinibus |
| vocative | germen | germina |
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References [edit]
- ^ “gens”; in: Jacqueline Picoche, Jean-Claude Rolland, Dictionnaire étymologique du français, Paris 2009, Dictionnaires Le Robert, ISBN 978-2-84902-424-9
Romanian [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin germen, germenis.
Noun [edit]
- embryo
- (biology) seed, germ (small mass of cells from which an organism grows)
- germ
- principle, element, component
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Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin germen (“germ, seed”).
Noun [edit]
germen m (plural gérmenes)
