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See also:german,germán,andGermán

English

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Alternative forms

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AGerman.

Etymology

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FromLatinGermānus,Germānī (“the peoples ofGermānia”), as distinct fromGauls (in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus), and of uncertain ultimate origin (possiblyCeltic/Gaulish).

Not related togerman(“closely related”) orgermane (from the Latin adjectivegermānus, through Old French).

Attested since at least 1520. Replaced the older termsAlmain andDutch (fromProto-Germanic*þiudiskaz) in English. Besides cognates ofGerman,Almain, andDutch, two other categories of words for the Germans in other languages are cognates ofSaxon and descendants ofProto-Slavic*němьcь; see those entries for more.

The surname is generally from the noun, though sometimes confused withHerman,Hermann under Russian influence. As aGerman surname, Americanized fromGermann. CompareGermán,Germain,Jerman.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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German (countable anduncountable,pluralGermans)

  2. (countable) A native or inhabitant ofGermany; a person of German citizenship or nationality.
  3. A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.
  4. (historical) A member of aGermanic tribe.
    Synonym:Teuton
    Rome was sacked byGermans and the Western Roman Empire collapsed.
  5. A Germanwine.
    • 1858, Eliza Acton,Modern Cookery in All Its Branches: Reduced to a System of Easy Practice, for the Use of Private Families : in a Series of Receipts, which Have Been Strictly Tested, and are Given with the Most Minute Exactness : to which are Added Directions for Carving, Garnishing, and Setting Out the Table, with a Table of Weights and Measures, page279:
      […] tie them tightly in a thickly floured cloth, and boil them for three hours and a half. We can recommend this as a remarkably light small rich pudding : it may be served withGerman, wine, or punch sauce.
    • 1996, Jim Ainsworth,Passport's Guide to Britain's Best Restaurants:
      The wine list harbours some great bottles, mature clarets and Burgundies as well as a clutch of fineGermans (gold-dust these days in restaurants)[…]
  7. (uncountable,USprinting,rare,dated) Asize oftype betweenAmerican andSaxon, 1+1⁄2-pointtype.
  8. (MLE,slang) A Germany-producedcar, a“German whip”.
    • 2021 May 21, “Plugged In Freestyle”, Big Tobz in Big Tobz & Blittz (lyrics), Fumez The Engineer (music)‎[1],0:13–0:16:
      In myGerman, they calling me a baller (skrr)
      Got me feeling likeÖzil
  9. (British,slang) Aprisonwarder.
    • 1996, Angela Devlin,Prison Patter‎[2], Waterside Press,→ISBN:
      There are some 32 different terms for prison officers, from the humorously affectionatekanga(rhyming slang:kangaroo = screw) and the variantsScooby-Doo andDr. Who via the mildly confrontationalGerman (as if still the enemy over 50 years after World War II!) to the outright abuse ofshit-parcel.

Synonyms

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Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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Terms derived fromGerman (common noun)

Translations

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native or inhabitant of Germany; person of German citizenship or nationality
member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany
member of a Germanic tribe
1½-point type
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Proper noun

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German

  2. (uncountable) AnIndo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken inGermany,Austria,Liechtenstein, SouthTyrol,Switzerland,Luxembourg, and a small part ofBelgium.
    Synonym:(rare)Deutsch
    Meronyms:Low German (Plattdeutsch),High German
    German has three genders: masculine, feminine and neuter.
    • 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, inCNN‎[3]:
      One of myGerman teachers used to joke that it takes you a year to say, “I’m traveling on the bus,” but once you’re on that bus, it’s plain sailing.
  3. Asurname.
  4. A number oftownships in theUnited States, listed underGerman Township.

Derived terms

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Terms derived fromGerman (proper noun)

Translations

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the German language

Adjective

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German (comparativemoreGerman,superlativemostGermanorGermanest)

German football supporters.
  1. Of or relating to thenation of Germany.
    • 2001, Donald L. Niewyk,The Jews in Weimar Germany,→ISBN, page31:
      In Prussia, always the most progressive of theGerman states during the Weimar years and a stronghold of the two parties, Jews could be found in virtually all administrative departments[…].
  2. Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.
    Hypernym:European
    HerGerman husband has blond hair.
    • 2005 May 23, Gavriel D. Rosenfeld,The World Hitler Never Made: Alternate History and the Memory of Nazism‎[4],Cambridge University Press,→ISBN, page182:
      If Demandt's essay served as a strident example of theGerman desire for normalcy, a more subtle example was provided by a brief allohistorical depiction of a Nazi victory in World War II written byGerman historian Michael Salewski in 1999.
    • 1889, Theodore S. Fay,The three Germanys: glimpses into their history, vol. II, p. 1270 (inside the index):
      Goths, aGerman tribe, 9; allied with other tribes against Rome, 39; [...]
  3. Of, in or relating to the German language.
    Synonym:(rare)Deutsch
    Hypernym:Indo-European
    Meronyms:Low German,High German
    Because the instructions wereGerman, Yves couldn't read them.
    • 1816, George Henry Noehden,A Grammar of the German Language, 3rd edition, page 3:
      In this manner there existed, about the time of the Reformation, three grand divisions of theGerman language, viz. the Upper German (Ober Deutsch), the Low German (Nieder Deutsch, orPlatt Deutsch), and lastly the High German (Hoch Deutsch).
    • 1838, Joseph Bosworth,A Dictionary of the Anglo-saxon Language, page xiii:
      To trace its progress, it will be necessary to enter into detail, and to examine theGerman language in its two great divisions, the Low and High German.
    • 1990, Charles V.J. Russ,Introduction, in: Charles V.J. Russ (ed.),The Dialects of Modern German: A Linguistic Survey, p. xviii (note: the work covers Frisian, Low and High German dialects):
      This volume is intended to provide a survey of the linguistic characteristics of modernGerman dialects [...]. These are defined geographically as those within the borders of the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, Austria, the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, theGerman-speaking part of Switzerland, and Alsace in France ([..]).

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Terms derived fromGerman (adjective)

Translations

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of or relating to the country of Germany
of or relating to the German people
of or relating to the German language

See also

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Basque

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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German anim

  1. a malegiven name

References

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German

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GermanWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediade

Pronunciation

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Noun

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German n (strong,genitiveGermans,pluralGermane)

  1. (organic chemistry)germane

Declension

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Declension ofGerman [neuter, strong]
singularplural
indef.def.noundef.noun
nominativeeindasGermandieGermane
genitiveeinesdesGermansderGermane
dativeeinemdemGermandenGermanen
accusativeeindasGermandieGermane

Norman

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Proper noun

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German m

  1. a malegiven name

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ɡěrmaːn/
  • Hyphenation:Ger‧man

Proper noun

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Gèrmān m (Cyrillic spellingГѐрма̄н)

  1. German (member of a Germanic tribe)

Declension

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Declension ofGerman
singularplural
nominativeGermanGermani
genitiveGermanaGermana
dativeGermanuGermanima
accusativeGermanaGermane
vocativeGermaneGermani
locativeGermanuGermanima
instrumentalGermanomGermanima
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