Germanist

See also: germanist

English

Etymology

German +‎ -ist

Noun

Germanist (plural Germanists)

1. Person who studies Germanic languages and the associated literatures and general cultures.

Related terms

• Germanism
• Germanize
• Germano-
• Nostraticist
• Slavicist

Translations

person who studies Germanic languages and cultures

• Czech: germanista m
• Dutch: germanist (nl) m
• Finnish: germanisti
• French: germaniste (fr) m or f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Germanist (de) m, Germanistin (de) f
• Italian: germanista m or f
• Russian: германи́ст (ru) m (germaníst), германи́стка (ru) f (germanístka)
• Volapük: (♂♀) germavan, (♂) higermavan, (♀) jigermavan

Anagrams

• emigrants, man-tigers, mastering, remasting, rematings, streaming

---

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛʁmaˈnɪst/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Germanist m (genitive Germanisten, plural Germanisten, feminine Germanistin)

1. An expert in German studies. (male or of unspecified sex)
2. A student of German studies. (male or of unspecified sex)
   • Jürgen Enders, Lutz Bornmann, Regressionsanalyse zur Vorhersage der Bearbeitungsdauer der Dissertation nach Promotionsfach, 2001

     Die durch dieses Modell erklärte Varianz der Bearbeitungsdauer variiert zwischen 23 Prozent bei den Elektrotechnikern und 45 Prozent bei den Germanisten.

     Through this model it is made clear that the variation in preparation time varies between 23 percent for Electrical Engineers and 45 percent for Germanists.

Further reading

• “Germanist” in Duden online