germansk

Danish

Etymology

Via German germanisch from Latin Germānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛrˈmaːˀnsk/, [ɡ̊aɐ̯ˈmæˀnsɡ̊]

Adjective

germansk (plural and definite singular attributive germanske)

  1. Germanic (relating to the Germanic languages)
  2. Germanic (relating to the ancient Germanic peoples)

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

germansk (neuter singular germansk, definite singular and plural germanske)

  1. Germanic (relating to the Germanic languages and people)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

germansk (neuter singular germansk, definite singular and plural germanske)

  1. Germanic (as above)

References

Swedish

Adjective

germansk (comparative mer germansk, superlative mest germansk)

  1. Germanic (relating to the Germanic languages and people)

Declension

Inflection of germansk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular germansk mer germansk mest germansk
neuter singular germanskt mer germanskt mest germanskt
plural germanska mer germanska mest germanska
masculine plural2 germanske mer germanska mest germanska
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 germanske mer germanske mest germanske
all germanska mer germanska mest germanska

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

  • nordgermansk

References