Germ

See also: germ, germ., and Germ.

English

Etymology

Clipping of German, from the phonetic similarity to germ.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Noun

Germ (plural Germs)

  1. (UK, slang, derogatory) a German person.

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German gërwe, gërwen, from the verb gëren, variant of jesen and gësen (whence gärn and German gären), from Old High German jesan, from Proto-Germanic *jesaną (and possibly *jazjaną), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yes- (“to well, seethe, foam, ferment”). Related to English yeast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥e̞ɐ̯m/

Noun

Germ f or m (plural Germ)

  1. yeast

Synonyms

German

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ɡɛʁm/, /ɡɛɐ̯m/
  • (Austria) IPA(key): /ɡ̥ɛɐ̯m/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Germ n or f (mixed, genitive Germs, plural Germen)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, generally uncountable) yeast
    Synonym: Hefe

Declension

Declension of Germ [neuter // feminine, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein, eine das, die Germ die Germen
genitive eines, einer des, der Germs der Germen
dative einem, einer dem, der Germ den Germen
accusative ein, eine das, die Germ die Germen

Derived terms

  • Germknödel
  • Germstriezel
  • Germteig

Further reading

  • “Germ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Germ” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Germ” in Duden online
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