germanic

/dʤə:'mænik/

Thân thiện

A student studies the Germanic languages on a colorful map.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to the Germanic peoples or their languages: Pertaining to the ancient Teutonic peoples (such as Germans, Scandinavians, and English) or the family of languages they spoke.
   • Relating to the German language: Of or connected to the language of Germany.

2. Noun:

   • A major branch of the Indo-European language family: A group of languages including German, English, Dutch, Afrikaans, and the Scandinavian languages (e.g., Swedish, Danish, Norwegian).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The English language has Germanic roots.
  • They studied Germanic mythology, including stories of Odin and Thor.
• Noun:
  • English is part of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European family.
  • The Germanic languages share common historical sound changes.

Advanced Usage

• Germanic studies: The academic field dedicated to the languages, literatures, and cultures of Germanic-speaking peoples.
  • She majored in Germanic studies at university.
• Proto-Germanic: The reconstructed common ancestor of all Germanic languages.
  • Linguists have pieced together the vocabulary of Proto-Germanic.

Variants and Related Words

• German (adj/n): Specifically relating to modern Germany or its language.
  • He speaks German fluently.
• Teutonic (adj): A historical synonym for Germanic, often referring to ancient peoples.
  • The Teutonic tribes migrated across Europe.

Synonyms

• Teutonic (adj, historical): Pertaining to the ancient Germanic peoples.

Related Phrases and Compounds

• Germanic law: The early medieval legal traditions of Germanic peoples.
  • The concept of weregild is part of Germanic law.
• Germanic tribes: The collective name for the peoples who spoke early Germanic languages.
  • The Germanic tribes had significant contact with the Roman Empire.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages
   • Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British
   • Germanic mythology
2. of or relating to the language of Germans
   • the Germanic sound shifts

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Teutonic
• Germanic
• Germanic language