Teutonic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌtjuːˈtɒn.ɪk/ (UK)
Etymology
PIE word *tewtéh₂ 1580, from Latin Teutonicus, from Teutonēs, Teutonī (“the Teutons”, name of a Germanic tribe that inhabited coastal Germany and devastated Gaul between 113–101 B.C.), equivalent to Teuton + -ic.
Meanings
- Relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons.
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(dated, offensive) Having qualities that are regarded as typical of German people.
Sure, the map says it’s Italy, but after walking through the centuries-old market at Piazza Erbe (Obstplatz) and seeing one too many suspiciously Teutonic-looking locals munching wurst, you might think you’ve crossed the Austrian border.
1994, Berkeley students in cooperation with the Associated Students of the University of California, “Bolzano”, in “The Dolomites and the Northeast”, in Italy on the Loose 1995 (The Berkeley Guides: The Budget Traveler’s Handbook), New York, N.Y.: Fodor’s Travel Publications, Inc., →ISBN, page 85:Teutonic exactitude
He waited and waited, in the faith that Schinkel was dealing with them in his slow, categorical Teutonic way, and only objurgated the cabinetmaker for having in the first place paltered with his sacred trust.[…]
1886, Henry James, The Princess Casamassima, volume 3, London: Macmillan and Co., page 190:My disorderliness was anathema to his Teutonic soul. “Here, I will write it down. Oh, you are so chaotic. Hand me the telephone.”
1998 August 17, Adam Gopnik, “Man Goes To See a Doctor”, in The New Yorker:
- (archaic) Relating to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Teutonic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| Teutonick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| most Teutonic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Proto-Teutonic · Teutonicism · Panteutonic · Teutonicize · Teutonicise · Teutonic Knights · Teutonically · Teutonic Order · Teutonic Knight
Translations (38)
it teutonico (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · pt teutônico (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · ga Gearmánach (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) · de teutonisch (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · sh tèutōnskī (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) · ru тевто́нский (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) · fr teutonique (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · nl Teutoons (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · ka ტევტონთა (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · da teutonsk (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) · sh тѐуто̄нскӣ (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · sv teutonisk (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · de teutonisch (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) · da teutonisk (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) · uk тевто́нський (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · sv teutonisk (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) · mk те́втонски (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) · hu teuton (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · mk те́втонски (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · ca teutó (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · cs teutonský (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · fr teutonique (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) · ca teutònic (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) · cs germánský (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) · da teutonisk (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · ka ტევტონების (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · ru тевто́нский (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · sh tèutōnskī (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · pl teutoński (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · pl germański (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · da teutonsk (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · gl teutón (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · nl Teutoons (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) · ka ტევტონური (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · ca teurònic (relating to the ancient Germanic people) · sh тѐуто̄нскӣ (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) · it teutonico (having qualities regarded as typical of German people) · bg тевто́нски (relating to the ancient Germanic people)