Germanism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English German Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Germanism From German + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, rhetoric) A word or idiom of the German language (that has been borrowed by another language).
He employs the Lithuanian Yiddish idiom with some Germanisms.
1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 446:
- (uncountable, usually) The culture and customs of the Germanic people (or tribes).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germanisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (24)
pl germanizm (a word or idiom of the German language) · ka გერმანიზმი (a word or idiom of the German language) · cs germanismus (a word or idiom of the German language) · sv tyskeri (a word or idiom of the German language) · fi saksalaisuus (a word or idiom of the German language) · da germanisme (a word or idiom of the German language) · hu germanizmus (a word or idiom of the German language) · fr germanisme (a word or idiom of the German language) · de Germanismus (a word or idiom of the German language) · fi germanismi (a word or idiom of the German language) · ca germanisme (a word or idiom of the German language) · fi germanismi (culture, and customs of Germanic peoples — see also Teutonism) · ru германи́зм (a word or idiom of the German language) · pt germanismo (culture, and customs of Germanic peoples — see also Teutonism) · sv germanism (a word or idiom of the German language) · gl xermanismo (a word or idiom of the German language) · da fortyskning (a word or idiom of the German language) · it germanesimo (a word or idiom of the German language) · it germanismo (a word or idiom of the German language) · nl germanisme (a word or idiom of the German language) · pt germanismo (a word or idiom of the German language) · fi saksalaisuus (culture, and customs of Germanic peoples — see also Teutonism) · es germanismo (a word or idiom of the German language) · ro germanism (a word or idiom of the German language)