Germanic
pronunciation
How to pronounce Germanic in British English:
UK [dʒɜːˈmænɪk]
How to pronounce Germanic in American English:
US [dʒɜːrˈmænɪk]
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- Noun:
- a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the language of Germans
- of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages
- of a more or less German nature; somewhat German
Word Origin
- Germanic (adj.)
- 1630s, "of Germany or Germans," from Latin Germanicus, from Germani (see German (n.)). From 1773 as "of the Teutonic race;" from 1842 especially with reference to the language family that includes German, Dutch, English, etc. As a noun, the name of that language family, by 1892, replacing earlier Teutonic. Germanical is attested from 1550s.
Example
- 1. Germanic is a branch of the indo-european language family .
- 2. English is a member of the germanic family of languages .
- 3. Nevertheless , the rules of the euro zone-supposedly based on a germanic vision of budgetary discipline and an independent european central bank ( ecb ) - are clearly in flux .
- 4. So both stammer and stutter evolved from the same germanic language family .
- 5. Both the latin and germanic traces lead back to an indo-european base .