different between germain vs germin

English

Adjective

germain (comparative more germain, superlative most germain)

1. Obsolete form of germane.

Anagrams

• germina, mangier, mearing, reaming

French

Etymology 1

From Old French, borrowed from Latin germ?nus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.m??/

Adjective

germain (feminine singular germaine, masculine plural germains, feminine plural germaines)

1. german (having the same mother and father)

Derived terms

• cousin germain, cousine germaine

Further reading

• “germain” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology 2

From Old French, borrowed from Latin Germ?nus.

Adjective

germain (feminine singular germaine, masculine plural germains, feminine plural germaines)

1. Germanic, German

English

Etymology

From germination (or related word) +? -in.

Noun

germin (plural germins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins, resistant to proteases, associated with the germination of cereals

Anagrams

• Minger, mering, minger