german

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/ === Etymology 1 === From Old French germain, from Latin germānus. See also germane, a formal variant which has survived in specific senses. Not related to the proper noun German. ==== Adjective ==== german (comparative more german, superlative most german) (obsolete except in set terms) Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister). (obsolete except in set terms) Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin). 1567 Arthur Golding trans., Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 1, lines 460-2: (obsolete) Closely related, akin. ===== Alternative forms ===== germane ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== german (plural germans) (obsolete) A near relative. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From German (“of Germany”). ==== Noun ==== german (plural germans) An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement. A social party at which the german is danced. === Further reading === German (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Engram, Magner, Manger, engram, manger, ragmen == Icelandic == === Noun === german n (genitive singular germans, no plural) germanium (chemical element) ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === german m (definite singular germanen, indefinite plural germanar, definite plural germanane) (pre-2016) alternative form of germanar == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin germānium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɛr.man/ Rhymes: -ɛrman Syllabification: ger‧man Homophone: German === Noun === german m inan germanium (chemical element) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === german in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN german in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Germānus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒerˈman/ === Adjective === german m or n (feminine singular germană, masculine plural germani, feminine/neuter plural germane) German Synonym: nemțesc ==== Declension ==== === Noun === german m (plural germani, feminine equivalent germană) a German person Synonym: neamț ==== Related terms ==== germană == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Germānus, of uncertain origin. First attested in 1679. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɛrˈmɑːn/ Hyphenation: ger‧man Rhymes: -ɑːn === Noun === german c (historical) A German, a member of the Germanic ethnic and linguistic group who lived in southern Scandinavia and northern Germany. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Germanien germansk ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: germaani === See also === tysk (“German”, adjective; noun) tyska (“German [language]”, noun) === References === “german”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)