germanic

1. 1.

   of or relating to the language of Germans

   “the Germanic sound shifts”
2. 2.

   of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages

   “Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British”

   “Germanic mythology”

   SynonymsTeutonic

1. 1.

   a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic

   SynonymsGermanic language

   BroaderIndo-European

   NarrowerWest GermanicProto-NorseOld NorseScandinavianEast Germanic

Other forms of germanic

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germanics·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about germanic

What does germanic mean?

germanic means "of or relating to the language of Germans". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in germanic?

germanic has 3 syllables: ger-man-ic. The stress falls on "man". In IPA it is /dʒɚˈmænɪk/.

What is another word for germanic?

Close synonyms include Teutonic, Germanic language. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is germanic a common word?

germanic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with germanic?

1 word rhymes with germanic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.