German
Betekenis
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- A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality.
- A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.
- A member of a Germanic tribe.
- A German wine.
- A size of type between American and Saxon, 1+¹⁄₂-point type.
- (slang) A Germany-produced car, a “German whip”.
- (slang) A prison warder.
Frequentie
Met koppelteken als
Ger‧man
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/
Etymologie
From Latin Germānus, Germānī (“the peoples of Germānia”), as distinct from Gauls (in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus), and of uncertain ultimate origin (possibly Celtic/Gaulish). Not related to german (“closely related”) or germane (from the Latin adjective germānus, through Old French). Attested since at least 1520. Replaced the older terms Almain and Dutch (from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz) in English. Besides cognates of German, Almain, and Dutch, two other categories of words for the Germans in other languages are cognates of Saxon and descendants of Proto-Slavic *němьcь; see those entries for more. The surname is generally from the noun, though sometimes confused with Herman, Hermann under Russian influence. As a German surname, Americanized from Germann. Compare Germán, Germain, Jerman.
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