germe

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin germen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒɛʁm/ === Noun === germe m (plural germes) germ (small mass of cells) seed bulb (of onion, garlic etc.) (figuratively) seed (the principle cause) === Verb === germe inflection of germer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “germe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin germen (“seed; origin”), from Proto-Italic *genamen, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ (“offspring, seed”), derived from the root *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth, to beget”). Cognate with Irish giniúint (“procreation, birth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛr.me/ Rhymes: -ɛrme Hyphenation: gèr‧me === Noun === germe m (plural germi) (biology) germ (literary) seed, sprout (figurative) seed, beginning, origin (figurative, archaic) son, offspring (figurative, archaic, rare) lineage, progeny ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === merge == Middle French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin germen. === Noun === germe m (plural germes) seed (fertilized grain) == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === gérmen === Etymology === From Latin germen (“bud, seed, embryo”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to bear”) + *-mn̥. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ger‧me === Noun === germe m (plural germes) germ (embryo of a seed) Synonym: embrião Antonyms: casca, pericarpo germ; microorganism Synonyms: microorganismo, micróbio germ (idea that forms the basis of some project) Synonyms: origem, ideia ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “germe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “germe”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “germe” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “germe”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “germe”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “germe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026