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- [jer-man-ik, -mey-nik]
- /dʒərˈmæn ɪk, -ˈmeɪ nɪk/
- /dʒəˈmæn.ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jer-man-ik, -mey-nik]
- /dʒərˈmæn ɪk, -ˈmeɪ nɪk/
Definitions of germanic word
- adjective germanic of or relating to the Teutons or their languages. 1
- abbreviation GERMANIC German. 1
- adjective germanic of, relating to, or noting the Germanic branch of languages. 1
- noun germanic a branch of the Indo-European family of languages including German, Dutch, English, the Scandinavian languages, Afrikaans, Flemish, Frisian, and the extinct Gothic language. 1
- noun germanic Proto-Germanic (def 1). 1
- noun germanic an ancient Indo-European language, the immediate linguistic ancestor of the Germanic languages. Abbreviation: Gmc. 1
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Origin of germanic
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; german(ium) + -ic
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Germanic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
germanic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
germanic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with germanic
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- what are the germanic languages?
- why is english a germanic language?
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- what are the germanic tribes?
- who are the germanic tribes?
- what were the germanic tribes?
- what are germanic tribes?
- what are germanic languages?
- where did the germanic people come from?
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