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Italian

germanico

/dʒerˈma.ni.ko/adjectiveC2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 6,235

Meaning

Germanic

  • relating to ancient Germanic peoples or Germanic languages
  • characteristic of Germanic cultures or history

In a sentence

L'inglese e l'italiano appartengono a famiglie diverse: una è germanica, l'altra romanza.

English and Italian belong to different families: one is Germanic, the other Romance.

Gli storici analizzano le migrazioni dei popoli germanici nei territori imperiali.

Historians analyze the migrations of Germanic peoples into imperial territories.

Non tutti i dialetti svizzeri condividono la medesima matrice germanica.

Not all Swiss dialects share the same Germanic matrix.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
germanicomasculine · singular
germanicafeminine · singular
germanicimasculine · plural
germanichefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Refers to the broader Germanic linguistic or historical group; use 'tedesco' for modern German.
  • The masculine plural is 'germanici'.

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