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germanic
1[jer-man-ik, -mey-nik]
Germanic
2[jer-man-ik]
adjective
of or relating to the Teutons or their languages.
of, relating to, or noting the Germanic branch of languages.
noun
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages including German, Dutch, English, the Scandinavian languages, Afrikaans, Flemish, Frisian, and the extinct Gothic language. Gmc, Gmc.
an ancient Indo-European language, the immediate linguistic ancestor of the Germanic languages. Gmc, Gmc.
Germanic
1/ ɜːˈæɪ /
noun
Gmc.a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes English, Dutch, German, the Scandinavian languages, and Gothic See East Germanic West Germanic North Germanic
the unrecorded language from which all of these languages developed; Proto-Germanic
adjective
of, denoting, or relating to this group of languages
of, relating to, or characteristic of Germany, the German language, or any people that speaks a Germanic language
germanic
2/ ɜːˈæɪ /
adjective
of or containing germanium in the tetravalent state
Other Word Forms
- Germanically adverb
- anti-Germanic adjective
- non-Germanic adjective
- pre-Germanic adjective
- pro-Germanic adjective
- pseudo-Germanic adjective
- trans-Germanic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of germanic1
Example Sentences
"It's a remarkable mixture - a vessel from the southern, classical world containing the remains of a very northern, very Germanic cremation," she said.
The day before Germany’s 1937 “degenerate” art exhibit debuted, Hitler opened another art show, also in Munich — an apotheosis of Germanic taste, the “great German art exhibition.”
There is a strong connection to the local identity, a mix of French and Germanic culture.
Prof Heather wants to use it to investigate what he describes as one of European history's biggest mysteries: why central and eastern Europe changed from being Germanic speaking to Slavic speaking, 1,500 years ago.
The remake of the silent horror classic pits Von Franz against Bill Skarsgård’s ghastly Count Orlok, the Dracula figure in this Germanic riff on Bram Stoker’s vampire tale.
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