I. jə(r)ˈmanik, |jər|m-, (ˈ)jə̄|m-, (ˈ)jəi|m-, -nēk adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin Germanicus German, from Latin, of the Germanic peoples in western Europe in Roman times, from Germanus member of such people + -icus -ic
1.
a. : german
b. : of a more or less German nature : having characteristics that are somewhat German
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Teutons : teutonic
3. : of, relating to, or constituting Germanic
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
: a branch of the Indo-European language family containing English, German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Flemish, Frisian, the Scandinavian languages, and Gothic — called also Teutonic ; see indo-european languages table
III. “, -mān- adjective
Etymology: New Latin german ium + English -ic
: of, relating to, or containing germanium — used especially of compounds in which this element is tetravalent