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german
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d????.m?n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?d???.m?n/
Etymology 1
From Old French germain, from Latin germ?nus. 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).
- brother-german
- (obsolete except in set terms) Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin).
- cousin-german
- 1567 Arthur Golding trans., Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 1, lines 460-2:
- (obsolete) Closely related, akin.
- 1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, V.2:
- The phrase would bee more Germaine.
- c. 1605-1608, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens
- Wert thou a leopard, thou wert german to the lion.
- 1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, V.2:
Translations
Noun
german (plural germans)
- (obsolete) A near relative.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.viii:
- Which when his german saw, the stony feare / Ran to his hart, and all his sence dismayd […]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.viii:
Translations
Etymology 2
From German (“of Germany”).
Noun
german (plural germans)
- An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement.
- 1985, Betty Casey, Dance Across Texas (page 49)
- Through the years, though, the german was replaced by new and more popular dances, but in many instances the name stayed on.
- 1985, Betty Casey, Dance Across Texas (page 49)
- 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)
- form removed by a 2016 spelling decision; superseded by germanar
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???r.man/
Noun
german m inan
- germanium, a chemical element
Declension
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Germ?nus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??er?man/
Adjective
german m or n (feminine singular german?, masculine plural germani, feminine and neuter plural germane)
- German
Declension
Synonyms
- nem?esc
Noun
german m (plural germani, feminine equivalent german?)
- a German person
Synonyms
- neam?
Related terms
- german?
german From the web:
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burgrave
English
Alternative forms
- burgraf
- burggrave
Etymology
From German Burggraf, from Burg (“castle”) +? Graf (“count”). Compare Dutch burggraaf, French burgrave. See margrave.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b????e?v/
- (US) IPA(key): /?b????e?v/
- Hyphenation: bur?grave
Noun
burgrave (plural burgraves)
- (historical) The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
- One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.
Translations
Portuguese
Noun
burgrave m (plural burgraves)
- (historical) burggrave (commander of a German burg)
burgrave From the web:
- what does margrave mean
- what is the meaning of margrave
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