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出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/05/14 18:18 UTC 版)
First used by Caesar and Tacitus to describe tribes as distinct from the Gauls and originally from the east of the Rhine. Of uncertain origin; several conjectures now deemed improbable have been put forward, such as:
It may have originally been the name of a particular tribe.
Note: it is not to be confused with the word germānus (“of brothers or sisters”), which derives from germen (“sprout, bud”) and is thought to be unrelated.
More at Germani.
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Germānus | Germāna | Germānum | Germānī | Germānae | Germāna | |
| genitive | Germānī | Germānae | Germānī | Germānōrum | Germānārum | Germānōrum | |
| dative | Germānō | Germānae | Germānō | Germānīs | |||
| accusative | Germānum | Germānam | Germānum | Germānōs | Germānās | Germāna | |
| ablative | Germānō | Germānā | Germānō | Germānīs | |||
| vocative | Germāne | Germāna | Germānum | Germānī | Germānae | Germāna | |
Germānus m (genitive Germānī); second declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Germānus | Germānī |
| genitive | Germānī | Germānōrum |
| dative | Germānō | Germānīs |
| accusative | Germānum | Germānōs |
| ablative | Germānō | Germānīs |
| vocative | Germāne | Germānī |
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