French

Noun

germe m ‎(plural germes)

1. germ (small mass of cells)
2. seed
3. bulb (of onion, garlic etc.)
4. (figuratively) seed (the principle cause)

Verb

germe

1. first-person singular present indicative of germer
2. third-person singular present indicative of germer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of germer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of germer
5. second-person singular imperative of germer

Italian

Etymology

From Latin germen.

Noun

germe m ‎(plural germi)

1. germ
2. seed

Derived terms

Anagrams

• merge

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin germen.

Noun

germe m (plural germes)

1. seed (fertilized grain)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• gérmen (rare in the sense of microorganism, otherwise common)

Etymology

From Latin germen ‎(“bud, seed, embryo”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‎(“to bear”) + *-mn̥.

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɛɻ.me/

Noun

germe m (plural germes)

1. germ (embryo of a seed)
2. germ; microorganism
3. germ (idea that forms the basis of some project)

Synonyms

• (embryo of a seed): embrião
• (microorganism): microorganismo, micróbio
• (idea): origem, ideia

Antonyms

• (embryo of a seed): casca, pericarpo

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