The Wordsmith Dictionary

Ger "mi *nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Germinated; p. pr. & vb. n.Germinating.] Etym: [L. germinatus, p. p. of germinare to sprout, fr. germen. See Germ. ]

Defn: To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ. Bacon.

GERMINATE

GERMINATE Ger "mi *nate, v. t.

Defn: To cause to sprout. Price (161 ).

GERMINATION

Ger `mi *na "tion, n. Etym: [L. germinatio: cf. F. germination. ]

Defn: The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable. Germination apparatus, an apparatus for malting grain.

GERMINATIVE

Ger "mi *na *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. germinatif.]

Defn: Pertaining to germination; having power to bud or develop. Germinative spot, Germinative vesicle. (Biol.) Same as Germinal spot, Germinal vesicle, under Germinal.

GERMIPARITY

Ger `mi *par "i *ty, n. Etym: [Germ + L. parere to produce. ] (Biol.)

Defn: Reproduction by means of germs.

GERMLESS

GERMLESS Germ "less, a.

Defn: Without germs.

GERMOGEN

Ger "mo *gen, n. Etym: [Germ + -gen. ] (Biol.)(a ) A polynuclear mass of protoplasm, not divided into separate cells, from which certain ova are developed. Balfour. (b ) The primitive cell in certain embryonic forms. Balfour.

GERM PLASM

GERM PLASM Germ " plasm `, (Biol.)

Defn: See Plasmogen, and Idioplasm.

GERM THEORY

GERM THEORY Germ theory.

1. (Biol.)

Defn: The theory that living organisms can be produced only by the development of living germs. Cf. Biogenesis, Abiogenesis.

2. (Med. ) The theory which attributes contagious and infectious diseases, suppurative lesions, etc. , to the agency of germs. The science of bacteriology was developed after this theory had been established.

GERMULE

Germ "ule, n. Etym: [Dim. fr. germ. ] (Biol.)

Defn: A small germ.

New American Oxford Dictionary

germ

germ |jərm ʤərm | ▶noun 1 a microorganism, esp. one that causes disease. 2 a portion of an organism capable of developing into a new one or part of one. Compare with germ cell. • the embryo in a cereal grain or other plant seed. Compare with wheat germ. • an initial stage from which something may develop: the germ of a brilliant idea. DERIVATIVES germ y adjective informal germ ( sense 1 ) ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 ): via Old French from Latin germen ‘seed, sprout. ’ Sense 1 dates from the late 19th cent.

German

Ger man |ˈjərmən ˈʤərmən | ▶noun 1 a native or inhabitant of Germany. • a person of German descent: Sudeten Germans. 2 a West Germanic language used in Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland, and by communities in the US and elsewhere. See also High German, Low German. 3 (in full German cotillion ) a complex dance in which one couple leads the other couples through a variety of figures and there is a continual change of partners. ▶adjective of or relating to Germany, its people, or their language. ORIGIN from Latin Germanus, used to designate related peoples of central and northern Europe, a name perhaps given by Celts to their neighbors; compare with Old Irish gair ‘neighbor. ’

german

ger man |ˈjərmən ˈʤərmən | ▶adjective archaic germane. • [ postpositive ] (of a sibling ) having the same parents: my brothers-german. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French germain, from Latin germanus ‘genuine, of the same parents. ’

German Bight

Ger ¦man Bight a shipping forecast area covering the eastern North Sea off the northern Netherlands, Germany, and southern Denmark.

German cockroach

Ger man cock roach ▶noun a small, brown, common indoor cockroach found worldwide. [Blatella germanica, order Dictyoptera. ]

German Democratic Republic

Ger man Dem o crat ic Re pub lic (abbr.: GDR, DDR ) official name for the former state of East Germany (see Germany ).

germander

ger man der |jərˈmandər ʤərˈmændər | ▶noun a widely distributed plant of the mint family. Some kinds are cultivated as ornamentals and some are used in herbal medicine. [Genus Teucrium, family Labiatae: many species, including the American germander (T. canadense ) and the European wall germander (T. chamaedrys ).] ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin germandra, based on Greek khamaidrus, literally ‘ground oak, ’ from khamai ‘on the ground ’ + drus ‘oak ’ (because the leaves of some species were thought to resemble those of the oak ).

germander speedwell

ger man der speed well ▶noun a speedwell with bright blue flowers and leaves resembling those of the germander, native to Eurasia but now common in North America. [Veronica chamaedrys, family Scrophulariaceae. ]

germane

ger mane |jərˈmān ʤərˈmeɪn | ▶adjective relevant to a subject under consideration: that is not germane to our theme. DERIVATIVES ger mane ly adverb, ger mane ness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: variant of german, with which it was synonymous from Middle English. The current sense has arisen from a usage in Shakespeare's Hamlet .

German East Africa

Ger man East Af ri ca a former German protectorate in East Africa 1891 –1918 that corresponds to present-day Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi.

German Empire

Ger man Em pire an empire in German-speaking central Europe, created by Bismarck in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War by the union of twenty-five German states under the Hohenzollern king of Prussia. Also called Second Reich. Forming an alliance with Austria –Hungary, the German Empire became the greatest industrial power in Europe and engaged in colonial expansion in Africa, China, and the Far East. Tensions arising with other colonial powers led to World War I, after which the German Empire collapsed and the Weimar Republic was created.

Germanic

Ger man ic |jərˈmanik ʤərˈmænɪk | ▶adjective 1 of, relating to, or denoting the branch of the Indo-European language family that includes English, German, Dutch, Frisian, the Scandinavian languages, and Gothic. • of, relating to, or denoting the peoples of ancient northern and western Europe speaking such languages. 2 having characteristics of or attributed to Germans or Germany: she had an almost Germanic regard for order. ▶noun the Germanic languages collectively. See also East Germanic, North Germanic, West Germanic. • the unrecorded ancient language from which these developed, thought to have been spoken on the shores of the Baltic Sea in the 3rd millennium BC . Also called Proto-Germanic. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin Germanicus, from Germanus (see German ).

Germanist

Ger man ist |ˈjərmənist ˈʤərmənəst | ▶noun an expert in or student of the language, literature, and civilization of Germany, or of Germanic languages.

germanium

ger ma ni um |jərˈmānēəm ɜːrˈmeɪniəm | ▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 32, a shiny gray semimetal. Germanium was important in the making of transistors and other semiconductor devices, but has been largely replaced by silicon. (Symbol: Ge ) ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin Germanus (see German ).

Germanize

Ger man ize |ˈjərməˌnīz ˈʤərmənaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make German; cause to adopt German language and customs: the Poles had Germanized their family names. DERIVATIVES Ger man i za tion |ˌjərməniˈzāSHən |noun

German measles

Ger man mea sles |ˈˌʤərmən ˈmizəlz | ▶plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] another term for rubella.

Germano-

Germano- ▶comb. form German; German and …: Germanophile. • relating to Germany: Germanocentric.

Germanophile

Ger man o phile |jərˈmanəˌfīl ʤərˈmænəfaɪl | ▶noun a person who is fond of or greatly admires Germany or German people or culture.

German shepherd

Ger man shep herd |ˈˌʤərmən ˈʃɛpərd |(also German shepherd dog ) ▶noun a large dog of a breed often used as guard dogs or guide dogs or for police work.

German silver

Ger man sil ver ▶noun a white alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper.

German South West Africa

Ger man South West Af ri ca a former German protectorate 1884 –1918 in southwestern Africa that corresponds to present-day Namibia.

Germantown

Ger man town |ˈjərmənˌtoun ˈʤərməntaʊn | 1 a city in southwestern Tennessee, a southeastern suburb of Memphis; pop. 37,251 (est. 2008 ). 2 a historic residential section of northwestern Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, scene of a 1777 battle.

Germany

Ger ma ny |ˈjərmənē ˈʤərməni | a country in central Europe, on the Baltic Sea in the north; pop. 82,329,800 (est. 2009 ); capital, Berlin; official language, German. German name Deutschland. The multiplicity of small German states achieved real unity only with the rise of Prussia and the formation of the German Empire in the mid 19th century. After being defeated in World War I, Germany was taken over in the 1930s by the Nazi dictatorship that led to a policy of expansionism and eventually to complete defeat in World War II. Germany was occupied for a time by the victorious Allies and was partitioned. The western part (including West Berlin ), which was occupied by the US, Britain, and France, became the Federal Republic of Germany or West Germany, with its capital at Bonn. The eastern part, occupied by the former Soviet Union, became the German Democratic Republic or East Germany, with its capital in East Berlin. West Germany emerged as a major European industrial power and was a founder member of the EEC, while the East remained under Soviet domination. After the general collapse of communism in eastern Europe, East and West Germany reunited on October 3, 1990.

germ cell

germ cell ▶noun Biology a cell containing half the number of chromosomes of a somatic cell and able to unite with one from the opposite sex to form a new individual; a gamete. • an embryonic cell with the potential of developing into a gamete.

germicide

ger mi cide |ˈjərməˌsīd ˈʤərməˌsaɪd | ▶noun a substance or other agent that destroys harmful microorganisms; an antiseptic. DERIVATIVES ger mi cid al |ˌjərməˈsīdl |adjective

Germinal

Ger mi nal |ˈjərmənl ˈʤərmənl | ▶noun the seventh month of the French Republican calendar (1793 –1805 ), originally running from March 21 to April 19.

germinal

ger mi nal |ˈjərmənl ˈʤərmənl | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] relating to or of the nature of a germ cell or embryo. • in the earliest stage of development. • providing material for future development: the subject was revived in a germinal article by Charles Ferguson. DERIVATIVES ger mi nal ly adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin germen, germin- ‘sprout, seed ’ + -al .

germinal disk

ger mi nal disk (also germinal disc ) ▶noun another term for blastodisk.

germinate

ger mi nate |ˈjərməˌnāt ˈʤərməˌneɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a seed or spore ) begin to grow and put out shoots after a period of dormancy. • [ with obj. ] cause (a seed or spore ) to sprout in such a way. • come into existence and develop: the idea germinated and slowly grew into an obsession. DERIVATIVES ger mi na ble |-nəbəl |adjective, ger mi na tion |ˌjərməˈnāSHən |noun, ger mi na tive |-ˌnātiv |adjective, ger mi na tor |-ˌnātər |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin germinat- ‘sprouted forth, budded, ’ from the verb germinare, from germen, germin- ‘sprout, seed. ’

Germiston

Ger mis ton |ˈjərməstən ˈʤərməstən | a city in South Africa, southeast of Johannesburg; pop. 139,700 (est. 2001 ). It is the site of a large gold refinery.

germ layer

germ lay er ▶noun Embryology each of the three layers of cells (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm ) that are formed in the early embryo.

germ line

germ line ▶noun Biology a series of germ cells each descended or developed from earlier cells in the series, regarded as continuing through successive generations of an organism.

germ plasm

germ plasm ▶noun Biology germ cells, collectively. • the genetic material of such cells.

germ warfare

germ war fare |ʤərm ˈwɔrˌfɛ (ə )r | ▶noun another term for biological warfare.

Oxford Dictionary

germ

germ |dʒəːm | ▶noun 1 a microorganism, especially one which causes disease. 2 a portion of an organism capable of developing into a new one or part of one. • the embryo in a cereal grain or other plant seed. • an initial stage from which something may develop: the germ of a brilliant idea. DERIVATIVES germy adjective ( germier, germiest ) informal, germ ( sense 1 )) ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 ): via Old French from Latin germen ‘seed, sprout ’. Sense 1 dates from the late 19th cent.

German

Ger ¦man |ˈdʒəːmən | ▶noun 1 a native or inhabitant of Germany, or a person of German descent. 2 [ mass noun ] a West Germanic language used in Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland, and by communities in the US and elsewhere. It is spoken by some 100 million people. See also High German, Low German. ▶adjective relating to Germany, its people, or their language. DERIVATIVES Germanist noun ORIGIN from Latin Germanus, used to designate related peoples of central and northern Europe, a name perhaps given by Celts to their neighbours; compare with Old Irish gair ‘neighbour ’.

german

ger ¦man |ˈdʒəːmən | ▶adjective archaic germane. See also brother-german, cousin-german, sister-german. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French germain, from Latin germanus ‘genuine, of the same parents ’.

German Bight

Ger ¦man Bight a shipping forecast area covering the eastern North Sea off the northern Netherlands, Germany, and southern Denmark.

German cockroach

Ger man cock roach ▶noun a small, brown, common indoor cockroach found worldwide. [Blatella germanica, order Dictyoptera. ]

German Democratic Republic

German Democratic Republic (abbrev.: GDR, DDR ) official name for the former state of East Germany.

germander

germander |dʒəˈmandə | ▶noun a widely distributed plant of the mint family. Some kinds are cultivated as ornamentals and some are used in herbal medicine. ●Genus Teucrium, family Labiatae: many species, including the European wall germander (T. chamaedrys ). ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin germandra, based on Greek khamaidrus, literally ‘ground oak ’, from khamai ‘on the ground ’ + drus ‘oak ’ (because the leaves of some species were thought to resemble those of the oak ).

germander speedwell

ger |man ¦der speed |well ▶noun a speedwell with bright blue flowers and leaves resembling those of the germander, native to Eurasia. ●Veronica chamaedrys, family Scrophulariaceae.

germane

germane |dʒəːˈmeɪn | ▶adjective relevant to a subject under consideration: that is not germane to our theme. DERIVATIVES germanely adverb, germaneness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: variant of german, with which it was synonymous from Middle English. The current sense has arisen from a usage in Shakespeare's Hamlet .

German East Africa

Ger ¦man East Af ¦rica a former German protectorate in East Africa (1891 –1918 ), corresponding to present-day Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi.

German Empire

Ger ¦man Empire an empire in German-speaking central Europe, created by Bismarck in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War by the union of twenty-five German states under the Hohenzollern king of Prussia. Also called Second Reich. Forming an alliance with Austria –Hungary, the German Empire became the greatest industrial power in Europe and engaged in colonial expansion in Africa, China, and the Far East. Tensions arising with other colonial powers led to the First World War, after which the German Empire collapsed and the Weimar Republic was created.

Germanic

Ger |man ¦ic |dʒəːˈmanɪk | ▶adjective 1 relating to or denoting the branch of the Indo-European language family that includes English, German, Dutch, Frisian, and the Scandinavian languages. • relating to or denoting the peoples of ancient northern and western Europe speaking Germanic languages. 2 having characteristics of or attributed to Germans or Germany: she had an almost Germanic regard for order. ▶noun [ mass noun ] the Germanic languages collectively. See also East Germanic, North Germanic, West Germanic. • the unrecorded ancient language from which the Germanic languages developed, thought to have been spoken on the shores of the Baltic Sea in the 3rd millennium bc . Also called Proto-Germanic. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin Germanicus, from Germanus (see German ).

germanium

germanium |dʒəːˈmeɪnɪəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the chemical element of atomic number 32, a shiny grey semimetal. Germanium was important in the making of transistors and other semiconductor devices, but has been largely replaced by silicon. (Symbol: Ge ) ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin Germanus (see German ).

Germanize

Germanize |ˈdʒəːmənʌɪz |(also Germanise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] make German; cause to adopt German language and customs: the Poles had Germanized their family names. DERIVATIVES Germanization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, Germanizer noun

German measles

Ger ¦man mea ¦sles ▶plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] a contagious viral disease, with symptoms like mild measles. It can cause fetal malformation if caught in early pregnancy. Also called rubella.

Germano-

Germano- |dʒəːˈmanəʊ, ˈdʒəːmənəʊ | ▶combining form German; German and …: Germanophile. • relating to Germany: Germanocentric.

Germanophile

Ger man o phile |jərˈmanəˌfīl ʤərˈmænəfaɪl | ▶noun a person who is fond of or greatly admires Germany or German people or culture.

German shepherd

Ger ¦man shep |herd ▶noun an Alsatian.

German silver

Ger ¦man sil ¦ver ▶noun [ mass noun ] a white alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper.

German South West Africa

Ger ¦man South West Af ¦rica a former German protectorate in SW Africa (1884 –1918 ), corresponding to present-day Namibia.

Germantown

Germany

Ger |many |ˈdʒəːməni | a country in central Europe; pop. 82,329,800 (est. 2009 ); official language, German; capital, Berlin. German name Deutschland. The multiplicity of small German states achieved real unity only with the rise of Prussia and the formation of the German Empire in the mid 19th century. After being defeated in the First World War, Germany was taken over in the 1930s by the Nazi dictatorship, which led to a policy of expansionism and eventually to complete defeat in the Second World War. Germany was occupied for a time by the victorious Allies and was partitioned. The western part (including West Berlin ), which was occupied by the US, Britain, and France, became the Federal Republic of Germany or West Germany, with its capital at Bonn. The eastern part, occupied by the Soviet Union, became the German Democratic Republic or East Germany, with its capital in East Berlin. West Germany emerged as a major European industrial power and was a founder member of the EEC while the East remained under Soviet domination. After the general collapse of communism in eastern Europe, East and West Germany reunited on 3 October 1990.

germ cell

germicide

Germinal

Germinal |ˈdʒəːmɪn (ə )l, French ʒɛʀminal | ▶noun the seventh month of the French Republican calendar (1793 –1805 ), originally running from 21 March to 19 April.

germinal

ger |min ¦al |ˈdʒəːmɪn (ə )l | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] relating to or of the nature of a germ cell or embryo. • in the earliest stage of development: a germinal idea. • providing material for future development: de Beauvoir's germinal book The Second Sex . DERIVATIVES germinally adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin germen, germin- ‘sprout, seed ’ + -al .

germinate

germinate |ˈdʒəːmɪneɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a seed or spore ) begin to grow and put out shoots after a period of dormancy. • [ with obj. ] cause (a seed or spore ) to germinate. • come into existence and develop: the idea germinated and slowly grew into an obsession. DERIVATIVES germination |-ˈneɪʃ (ə )n |noun, germinative |-nətɪv |adjective, germinator noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin germinat- ‘sprouted forth, budded ’, from the verb germinare, from germen, germin- ‘sprout, seed ’.

Germiston

Germiston |ˈdʒəːmɪst (ə )n | a city in South Africa, in the province of Gauteng, south-east of Johannesburg; pop. 139,700 (2001 ). It is the site of a large gold refinery, which serves the Witwatersrand gold-mining region.

germ layer

germ layer ▶noun Embryology each of the three layers of cells (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm ) that are formed in the early embryo.

germ line

germ line ▶noun Biology a series of germ cells each descended or developed from earlier cells in the series, regarded as continuing through successive generations of an organism.

germ plasm

germ plasm ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biology germ cells collectively. • the genetic material of germ cells.

germ warfare

germ war |fare ▶noun [ mass noun ] the use of disease-spreading microorganisms as a military weapon.

American Oxford Thesaurus

germ

germ noun 1 this detergent kills germs: microbe, microorganism, bacillus, bacterium, virus; informal bug. 2 a fertilized germ: embryo, bud; seed, spore, ovule; egg, ovum. 3 the germ of an idea: start, beginning (s ), seed, embryo, bud, root, rudiment; origin, source, potential; core, nucleus, kernel, essence. WORD LINKS germicide a substance that destroys germs Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

germane

germane adjective your question is not germane to the topic at hand: relevant, pertinent, applicable, apposite, material; apropos, appropriate, apt, fitting, suitable; connected, related, akin. ANTONYMS irrelevant.

germinate

germinate verb 1 the grain is allowed to germinate: sprout, shoot (up ), bud; develop, grow, spring up; dated vegetate. 2 the idea began to germinate: develop, take root, grow, incubate, emerge, evolve, mature, expand, advance, progress.

Oxford Thesaurus

germ

germ noun 1 the powerful cleansing action kills germs as well: microbe, microorganism, bacillus, bacterium, virus; informal bug. 2 a fertilized germ: embryo, bud, nucleus, seed, spore, egg, ovum; technical ovule. 3 he had the germ of a brilliant idea: start, beginning (s ), commencement, starting point, genesis, inception, seed, embryo, bud, root, rudiment, origin, source, fountain, potential (for ); core, nucleus, heart, kernel, nub, essence; Latin fons et origo; literary fountainhead, wellspring, fount. WORD LINKS germ germicide substance that destroys germs Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

germane

germane adjective those factors are not germane to the present discussion: relevant, pertinent, applicable, apposite, material; apropos, to the point, to the purpose, admissible; appropriate, apt, fitting, suitable, suited, proper, felicitous; connected, related, linked, akin, allied, analogous; Latin ad rem; rare appurtenant. ANTONYMS irrelevant.

Germany

Germany noun WORD LINKS Germany Germano-, Teuto- related prefixes Germanic, Teutonic relating to Germany Germanophobia, Teutophobia fear of German people and things Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

germinate

germinate verb 1 the grain is allowed to germinate: sprout, put forth shoots, shoot, shoot up, bud, put forth buds, form /develop buds; develop, grow, spring up, swell; rare burgeon, vegetate, pullulate. 2 the idea of a songwriting partnership began to germinate in his mind: develop, take root, grow, spring up, arise, emerge, evolve, mature, expand, enlarge, spread, advance, progress.

Duden Dictionary

Germ

Germ Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, feminin süddeutsch, österreichisch , der oder die |G e rm |der Germ; Genitiv: des Germ [e ]s oder die Germ; Genitiv: der Germ zusammengezogen aus spätmittelhochdeutsch gerben, mittelhochdeutsch gerwe, zu: gern = gären Hefe

Germane

Ger ma ne Substantiv, maskulin , der |Germ a ne |der Germane; Genitiv: des Germanen, Plural: die Germanen spätmittelhochdeutsch German < lateinisch Germanus, wohl aus dem Keltischen Angehöriger einer der zur indogermanischen Sprach- und Völkerfamilie gehörenden Gruppe untereinander sprachverwandter Völkerschaften in Nord- und Mitteleuropa die alten Germanen | sein Freund war ein blonder Germane (scherzhaft ; ein großer, blonder, blauäugiger Mensch )

Germanentum

Ger ma nen tum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Germ a nentum |Wesen und Kultur der Germanen

Germania

Ger ma nia Substantiv, feminin , die |Germ a nia |die Germania; Genitiv: der Germania Frauengestalt, die das ehemalige Deutsche Reich symbolisiert

Germanien

Ger ma ni en Substantiv, Neutrum |Germ a nien |Germaniens (zur Römerzeit ) Gesamtheit der von Germanen besiedelten Gebiete

Germanin

Ger ma nin Substantiv, Neutrum , das ® |German i n |das Germanin; Genitiv: des Germanins lateinisch-neulateinisch Mittel gegen die Schlafkrankheit

Germanin

Ger ma nin Substantiv, feminin , die |Germ a nin |weibliche Form zu Germane

germanisch

ger ma nisch Adjektiv |germ a nisch |die Germanen betreffend, zu ihnen gehörend, von ihnen stammend die germanischen Völker, Sprachen

germanisieren

ger ma ni sie ren schwaches Verb |germanis ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 a eindeutschen a b eindeutschen b 2 a Geschichte zu Germanen machen b Geschichte der Sprache und Kultur der Germanen angleichen

Germanisierung

Ger ma ni sie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Germanis ie rung |die Germanisierung; Genitiv: der Germanisierung das Germanisieren; das Germanisiertwerden

Germanismus

Ger ma nis mus Substantiv, maskulin Sprachwissenschaft , der |German i smus |der Germanismus; Genitiv: des Germanismus, Plural: die Germanismen 1 sprachliche Besonderheit des Deutschen 2 Entlehnung aus dem Deutschen [in eine andere Sprache ]

Germanist

Ger ma nist Substantiv, maskulin , der |German i st |der Germanist; Genitiv: des Germanisten, Plural: die Germanisten Wissenschaftler auf dem Gebiet der Germanistik; jemand, der sich wissenschaftlich mit der deutschen Sprache und Literatur befasst

Germanistik

Ger ma nis tik Substantiv, feminin , die |German i stik |die Germanistik; Genitiv: der Germanistik deutsche oder germanische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft, Deutschkunde im weiteren Sinn (unter Einschluss der deutschen Volks- und Altertumskunde )

Germanistin

Ger ma nis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |German i stin |die Germanistin; Genitiv: der Germanistin, Plural: die Germanistinnen weibliche Form zu Germanist

germanistisch

ger ma nis tisch Adjektiv |german i stisch |die Germanistik betreffend eine germanistische Fachzeitschrift

Germanium

Ger ma ni um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Germ a nium |zu lateinisch Germania = Germanien, Deutschland, dem Vaterland seines Entdeckers C. Winkler (1838 –1904 )sprödes, grauweißes glänzendes Halbmetall chemisches Element Ge

germanophil

ger ma no phil Adjektiv |germanoph i l |lateinisch ; griechisch deutschfreundlich

Germanophilie

Ger ma no phi lie Substantiv, feminin , die |Germanophil ie |die Germanophilie; Genitiv: der Germanophilie Deutschfreundlichkeit

germanophob

ger ma no phob Adjektiv |germanoph o b |lateinisch-griechisch deutschfeindlich

Germanophobie

Ger ma no pho bie Substantiv, feminin , die |Germanophob ie |die Germanophobie; Genitiv: der Germanophobie Deutschfeindlichkeit

germanotyp

ger ma no typ Adjektiv Geologie |germanot y p |lateinisch ; griechisch-lateinisch einen für Mitteldeutschland kennzeichnenden Typ der Gebirgsbildung betreffend, bei dem der orogene Druck nicht zur Faltung, sondern zur Bruchbildung führt

Germer

Ger mer Substantiv, maskulin , der |G e rmer |der Germer; Genitiv: des Germers, Plural: die Germer eine Pflanze

germinal

ger mi nal Adjektiv |germin a l |lateinisch-neulateinisch den Keim betreffend

Germinal

Ger mi nal Substantiv, maskulin , der |Germin a l ʒɛrmiˈnal |der Germinal; Genitiv: des Germinal [s ], Plural: die Germinals lateinisch-französisch ; »Keimmonat «siebter Monat des französischen Revolutionskalenders 21. März bis 19. April

Germinaldrüse

Ger mi nal drü se Substantiv, feminin , die |Germin a ldrüse |die Germinaldrüse; Genitiv: der Germinaldrüse, Plural: die Germinaldrüsen Keim- oder Geschlechtsdrüse

Germinalie

Ger mi na lie Substantiv, feminin , die |Germin a lie |die Germinalie; Genitiv: der Germinalie, Plural: die Germinalien meist im Plural lateinisch-neulateinisch Germinaldrüse

Germination

Ger mi na ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Germinati o n |lateinisch ; »das Sprossen «Keimungsperiode der Pflanzen

germinativ

ger mi na tiv Adjektiv |germinat i v |lateinisch-neulateinisch die Keimung betreffend

Germknödel

Germ knö del Substantiv, maskulin bayrisch, österreichisch , der |G e rmknödel |

Germstriezel

Germ strie zel Substantiv, maskulin österreichisch , der |G e rmstriezel |Hefezopf

French Dictionary

germain

germain , aine adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Se dit de cousins ayant un grand-père ou une grand-mère en commun. : Marie-Ève a cinq cousines germaines: Fanny, Laurence, Karine, Nada et May. Cousins ayant un grand-père ou une grand-mère en commun. : Les cousins issus de germains descendent d ’un cousin germain ou d ’une cousine germaine ou de parents qui sont cousins germains entre eux.

germanique

germanique adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif De l ’Allemagne. : Les langues germaniques. nom masculin et féminin Habitant des pays de civilisation allemande, par opposition à latin, slave. : Un Germanique, une Germanique. Note Typographique L ’adjectif s ’écrit avec une minuscule; le nom, avec une majuscule. nom masculin Langue des anciens Germains dont sont issus l ’anglais, l ’allemand, le néerlandais et les langues nordiques. Note Typographique Le nom de la langue s ’écrit avec une minuscule.

germe

germe n. m. nom masculin 1 Partie de la graine qui se développe en formant la plante. : Un germe de haricot. 2 figuré Principe, origine. : Le germe de la vie. 3 Microbe, bactérie. : On doit stériliser les instruments du dentiste pour éliminer les germes. Note Technique En ce sens, le nom s ’emploie généralement au pluriel. LOCUTION Être en germe. figuré Être à l ’état latent. : La révolution était déjà en germe 20 ans plus tôt.

germer

germer v. intr. verbe intransitif 1 Commencer à se développer, en parlant d ’une graine, d ’un bulbe, etc. : Les tulipes ont germé, elles fleuriront dans quelques jours. 2 figuré Se développer, prendre forme. : Le projet est en train de germer dans son esprit. SYNONYME former . aimer

germination

germination n. f. nom féminin Premier développement du germe de la plante.

Spanish Dictionary

germanesco, -ca

germanesco, -ca adjetivo De la germanía (jerga de ladrones y delincuentes ) o relacionado con ella :expresión germanesca; modismo germanesco .

germanía

germanía nombre femenino 1 Jerga de ladrones y delincuentes, formada por palabras del castellano, a las que se da un significado diferente del que tienen, y por otras voces de distinto origen .2 En el antiguo reino de Valencia (España ), hermandad o asociación formada por los gremios .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvii ) del catalán germania ‘hermandad ’, derivado de germà ‘hermano ’ y aplicado a la hermandad formada por los gremios de Valencia a principios del siglo xvi . En la acepción ‘jerga de ladrones y rufianes ’, parece ser adaptación de la anterior, por la gran cantidad de personas de mala vida que vivían en Valencia en el s. xvi a consecuencia de las luchas civiles protagonizadas por las germanías .

germánico, -ca

germánico, -ca adjetivo 1 Relativo a Germania, antigua región del centro de Europa, o a sus habitantes :los pueblos germánicos invadieron el imperio romano .SINÓNIMO germano .2 Relativo a Alemania, país del centro de Europa, o a sus habitantes .SINÓNIMO alemán, germano .3 nombre masculino /adjetivo Supuesta lengua indoeuropea que se hablaba en Germania y que constituyó el origen de las lenguas germánicas modernas .4 adjetivo [lengua ] Que deriva del antiguo germánico :el alemán, el noruego y el inglés son lenguas germánicas .

germanio

germanio nombre masculino Elemento químico de número atómico 32, masa atómica 72,59 y símbolo Ge ; es un elemento semimetálico cristalino de color blanco grisáceo, duro, muy resistente a los ácidos y a las bases, que se encuentra en pequeñas cantidades en yacimientos de plata, cobre y cinc; se utiliza en la fabricación de transistores y otros dispositivos electrónicos .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de Germania , nombre latino de Alemania, país donde se descubrió este metal .

germanismo

germanismo nombre masculino 1 Palabra, expresión o giro procedentes del germánico o de la lengua alemana que se usan en otro idioma :la palabra ‘guerra ’ es un germanismo en español .2 Estima o admiración por la cultura y las tradiciones del mundo germánico y de Alemania :el germanismo de Schumann .

germanista

germanista nombre común Persona que es especialista en las lenguas, literaturas o culturas germánicas, o en la lengua alemana .

germanización

germanización nombre femenino Acción de germanizar .

germanizar

germanizar verbo transitivo 1 Imprimir rasgos, cualidades o costumbres que se consideran propias del mundo germánico .2 Imprimir rasgos, cualidades o costumbres que se consideran propias de Alemania :la novela transcurre en una Rusia germanizada; el emperador pretendía germanizar la música de su tiempo, tan influida por las corrientes italiana y francesa .

germano, -na

germano, -na adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que pertenecía a un pueblo de raza indoeuropea y origen nórdico que habitaba Germania, antigua región de Europa central :los germanos se establecieron en el centro y norte de Europa en los siglos i y ii de nuestra era .2 adjetivo Relativo a Germania, antigua región del centro de Europa, o a sus habitantes .SINÓNIMO germánico .3 Relativo a Alemania, país del centro de Europa, o a sus habitantes :la unificación germana; la política económica germana .SINÓNIMO alemán, germánico .4 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Alemania .SINÓNIMO alemán .

germanofilia

germanofilia nombre femenino Estima o admiración por la cultura y las tradiciones alemanas y, en general, por todo lo alemán .

germanófilo, -la

germanófilo, -la adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 Que siente estima o admiración por todo lo alemán :especial cine bélico para germanófilos .SINÓNIMO filogermánico .2 adjetivo Que es partidario de Alemania, especialmente en la Primera Guerra Mundial .

germanofobia

germanofobia nombre femenino Antipatía por todo lo que es alemán .

germanófobo, -ba

germanófobo, -ba adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Que siente antipatía por todo lo alemán .

germen

germen nombre masculino 1 Conjunto de células reproductoras que dan origen a un animal o a una planta .2 Parte de una semilla a partir de la cual se forma una nueva planta :el germen de trigo es una pequeña parte del grano .3 Microorganismo que causa o propaga enfermedades :limpió el suelo con cloro para hacer desaparecer los gérmenes .4 Origen o primera fase de algo material o inmaterial de lo que más tarde se desarrolla :mamá hablaba como si, en realidad, ya anidara en mi interior el germen de ese espanto que a ella parecía perturbarla .

germicida

germicida adjetivo 1 Que destruye las bacterias :efecto germicida; propiedades germicidas .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino [sustancia ] Que destruye las bacterias y los gérmenes nocivos o perjudiciales .

germinación

germinación nombre femenino Acción de germinar :hay hormonas vegetales que permiten el crecimiento del tallo y la germinación de las semillas .

germinador, -ra

germinador, -ra adjetivo 1 Que hace germinar .2 nombre masculino Cámara provista de dispositivos de regulación de la temperatura, la humedad, etc. , en la que se consigue la germinación de las semillas en condiciones óptimas .

germinal

germinal adjetivo 1 Del germen (de un ser vivo ) o relacionado con él :en la etapa proliferativa, las células germinales se multiplican por divisiones normales o mitosis .2 Del germen (origen o la primera fase de algo ) o relacionado con él :las primeras culturas urbanas representan, aunque sea de modo germinal, un salto como el que media entre la pequeña horda nómada y el multitudinario hormiguero .

germinar

germinar verbo intransitivo 1 Empezar a crecer y a desarrollarse [una semilla ] para dar una nueva planta :las semillas al germinar absorben agua y se hinchan .2 Empezar a desarrollarse [una cosa, en especial una idea ]:nunca se sabe qué terribles ideas pueden germinar en su extraño cerebro; el pensamiento de este filósofo germinó en muchos de sus discípulos; tras la Reconquista comenzaron a germinar hermandades y cofradías, al amparo de parroquias y conventos .

germinativo, -va

germinativo, -va adjetivo Que puede germinar o causar la germinación :células germinativas; el núcleo se divide y origina el grano de polen maduro, con un núcleo germinativo y otro vegetativo; (fig ) si se quiere, se puede ver en este simple hecho el grano germinativo de donde creció la estética de Meyerbeer .

germinicida

germinicida nombre masculino Sustancia química capaz de inhibir la germinación de las semillas .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

germ

germ /dʒəː r m /名詞複～s /-z /1 C 〖通例～s 〗細菌, 病原菌, ばい菌 ▸ kill [spread ] germs ばい菌を殺す [まき散らす ]2 C 〖単数形で; the ～〗【発展する考え理論などの】初期段階 , 萌芽（ほうが） «of » ▸ the germ of an idea ある考えの芽生え 3 C 〘生物〙(発生初期の )胚, (生体の )原基 ; 発芽, 芽 ; 生殖細胞 .in g é rm 未発達で, 萌芽期で .動詞＝germinate .～́ c è ll 〘生物〙生殖細胞, 胚細胞 .～́ pl à sm 生殖 (細胞 )質, 胚原質 ; 〖集合的に〗生殖細胞 .～́ w à rfare 細菌戦 (biological warfare ).

German

Ger man /dʒə́ː r mən /〖語源は「近くに住む人」〗(名 )Germany 形容詞〖名詞の前で〗ドイツの ; ドイツ人 [語 ]の ; ドイツ風 [式 ]の .名詞複～s /-z /1 C ドイツ人 (→Japanese 語法 ); 〖the ～s; 集合的に〗ドイツ国民 .2 U ドイツ語 .～̀ Democr à tic Rep ú blic 〖the ～〗〘史〙ドイツ民主共和国〘旧東ドイツの正式名; 通称East Germany; 1990年10月統一ドイツとなった〙.～̀ m é asles 〖単数扱い〗風疹（ふうしん） (!今はrubellaが一般的 ) .～̀ sh é pherd ｟米｠ドイツ種のシェパード犬〘警察犬として使う; ｟英｠Alsatian 〙.～̀ s í lver 洋銀〘亜鉛銅ニッケルの合金〙.～̀ Unific á tion (1990年の )東西ドイツ統一 .

german

ger man /dʒə́ː r mən /形容詞〖複合語で〗同 (祖 )父母の ▸ a brother- german 実の兄弟 ▸ a cousin- german 実のいとこ .

germane

ger mane /dʒə r méɪn /形容詞｟かたく｠〖通例be ～〗 «…と » 密接な関係がある ; «…に » 適切な, 要点をつく «to » .

Germanic

Ger man ic /dʒə r mǽnɪk /形容詞 1 ドイツ (人 )の ; ドイツ (人 )的な .2 ゲルマン民族 [語派 ]の .名詞 U ゲルマン語 (派 ) 〘｟略｠Gmc.〙.

germanium

ger ma ni um /dʒə r méɪniəm /名詞 U 〘化〙ゲルマニウム〘希金属元素; ｟記号｠Ge 〙.

Germany

Ger ma ny /dʒə́ː r məni /→German 名詞ドイツ〘第2次世界大戦後分割されていた東西ドイツが1990年10月統合; 正式名the Federal Republic of Germany; 首都Berlin 〙.

germinate

ger mi nate /dʒə́ː r mɪnèɪt /動詞自動詞〈種子などが〉発芽する, 発育する ; 〈考えなどが〉芽生える .他動詞〈種子など〉を発芽させる, 発育させる .

germination

ger mi na tion /dʒə̀ː r mɪnéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 発芽, 発生, 発育 .