Germania
English
Proper noun
Germania
- (historical) Any of several geographical regions of different historical periods that were mainly inhabited by Germanic peoples.
Translations
Ido
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- (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʒerˈmanja/
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Latin
Etymology
From Germānī + -ia. Germani was an exonym applied by the Romans to a tribe (or nearby tribes) living around and east of the Rhine; it was first attested in the 1st century b.c. works of Julius Caesar and is of uncertain etymology. It was said by Strabo to derive from germānus (“close kin; genuine”), making it cognate with "germane" and "german", but this seems unsupported. Attempts to derive it from Germanic or Celtic roots are all problematic.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡerˈmaː.ni.a/, [ɡɛrˈmaː.ni.a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒerˈma.ni.a/, [d͡ʒerˈmaː.ni.a]
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Proper noun
Germānia f sg (genitive Germāniae); first declension
- Germany in its various senses, including:
- (Classical Latin) the lands of the Germani, tribes living around the Rhine River in the 1st century b.c.
- (Medieval Latin) the lands of the Germans, sometimes inclusive of conquered areas in France, England, and Eastern Europe
- (New Latin) Germany, various Central European nation-states including the Holy Roman Empire, the German Empire, and the Federal Republic of Germany
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Germānia |
Genitive | Germāniae |
Dative | Germāniae |
Accusative | Germāniam |
Ablative | Germāniā |
Vocative | Germānia |
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Descendants
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "German, adj. and n". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2012.
Middle English
Romanian
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