Germanus
Latin
Etymology
First used by Caesar and Tacitus to describe tribes as distinct from the Gauls and originally from the east of the Rhine; of uncertain origin, but possibly from a Celtic/Gaulish word meaning "neighbor" (see Old Irish gair (“neighbor”)) or "noisy" (see Old Irish garim (“to shout”)).
Not to be confused with the unrelated word germānus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡerˈmaː.nus/, [ɡɛrˈmaː.nʊs]
Noun
Germānus m (genitive Germānī); second declension
- a person from a Germanic people
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Germānus | Germānī |
| genitive | Germānī | Germānōrum |
| dative | Germānō | Germānīs |
| accusative | Germānum | Germānōs |
| ablative | Germānō | Germānīs |
| vocative | Germāne | Germānī |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Germanus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Germanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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