germanus

See also: Germanus and ģermāņus

Latin

Etymology

From germen (“sprout, bud”). Not to be confused with the unrelated Germānus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡerˈmaː.nus/, [ɡɛrˈmaː.nʊs]

Adjective

germānus (feminine germāna, neuter germānum); first/second declension

  1. of brothers or sisters
  2. full, own
  3. (poetic) denoting intimate friendship
  4. (substantive) brother, sister

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative germānus germāna germānum germānī germānae germāna
genitive germānī germānae germānī germānōrum germānārum germānōrum
dative germānō germānō germānīs
accusative germānum germānam germānum germānōs germānās germāna
ablative germānō germānā germānō germānīs
vocative germāne germāna germānum germānī germānae germāna

Descendants

References

  • germanus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • germanus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • germanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • germanus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary
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