单词 | germanic |
释义 | Germanic (dʒɜːʳmænɪk) 1. adjective If you describe someone or something as Germanic, you think that their appearance or behaviour is typical of German people or things. He asked in his Germanic English if I was enjoying France. 2. adjective Germanic is used to describe the ancient culture and language of the peoples of northern Europe. ...the Germanic tribes of pre-Christian Europe. Germanic in British English (dʒɜːˈmænɪk) noun 1. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes English, Dutch, German, the Scandinavian languages, and Gothic Abbreviation: Gmc. East Germanic, West Germanic, North Germanic2. the unrecorded language from which all of these languages developed; Proto-Germanic adjective 3. of, denoting, or relating to this group of languages 4. of, relating to, or characteristic of Germany, the German language, or any people that speaks a Germanic language germanic in British English (dʒɜːˈmænɪk) adjective of or containing germanium in the tetravalent state Germanic in American English (dʒərˈmænɪk) adjective 1. Rare German 2. designating or of a group of N European peoples including the Germans, Scandinavians, Dutch, English, etc., or the peoplesfrom whom they are descended 3. designating or of the language group Germanic noun 4. Obsolete Proto-Germanic 5. a principal branch of the Indo-European family of languages, comprising the languages descended from Proto-Germanic: it is divided into three groups : East Germanic, (including Gothic), North Germanic, (Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, Old Norse, etc.), and West Germanic (English, Dutch, German, Yiddish, Frisian, etc.)Word origin L Germanicus, of the Germans: orig. applied to a particular tribe, prob. CelticWord lists with Language Groups |
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