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ģermānis

ģermānis

See also: germanis and Germanis

Latvian

Ģermāņi

Noun

ģermānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: ģermāniete)

  1. (historical) (ancient) German; a member of one of the ancient Germanic peoples of primitive Germania
    es esmu ģermānis ― I am an ancient German
    romieši ģermāņus pazina labi ― the Romans knew the Germans (= Germanic people) well
    ģermāņi ap 1. gadsimtu dzīvoja plašās teritorijās starp Reinu un Vislu no rietumiem uz austrumiem ― the Germanic peoples around the 1st century (CE) lived over a wide terriotry between the Rhine and the Vistula from west to east
  2. (genitive plural) Germanic; pertainig to ancient Germans, their languages, and their modern descendants
    ģermāņu valodas ― the Germanic languages
    ģermāņu mitoloģijaGermanic mythology
    ģermāņu ciltisGermanic tribes

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References

  1. Harper, Douglas. Online Etymological Dictionary. http://www.etymonline.com