Germania
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Germānia. Doublet of Germany.
Proper noun edit
Germania
- (historical) Any of several geographical regions of different historical periods that were mainly inhabited by Germanic peoples.
- A personification of Germany or Germans as a whole.
- 1894, “Reception of the Emperor of Germany, 1891”, in Charles Welch, editor, Numismata Londinensia. Medals Struck by the Corporation of London to Commemorate Important Municipal Events 1831 to 1893. […], London, page 155:
- The City of London standing, wearing a helmet surmounted by a dragon, resting her right hand upon a low throne, on which is seated Germania, and pointing with her left hand to the shipping in the river Thames. On her left, resting against a stone balustrade, is a shield bearing the arms, crest, supporters, and motto of the City of London. Germania holds a sword in her left hand, her right hand resting on a shield bearing the arms of Germany.
- 1895 July, “Naval and Military Notes”, in The Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, volume XXXIX, number 209, London, page 751:
- In the evening the Kaiser gave a grand banquet in a large hall constructed in the form of a full-rigged sailing vessel of the 17th century, the stem being adorned by a colossal figure of Germania, wearing a winged helmet.
- 1898, John L[awson] Stoddard, John L. Stoddard’s Lectures; […], volume VII, Boston, Mass.: Balch Brothers Co.; Chicago, Ill.: Geo[rge] L. Shuman & Co., page 64:
- Aside from the impressive memories that it awakens, it is an imposing work of art, for the entire monument is more than one hundred feet in height,—the majestic figure of Germania, holding a crown and sword adorned with laurel wreaths, being itself thirty-three feet high.
- 2019 October, Louis Golino, “Modern World Coins”, in The Numismatist, American Numismatic Association, page 72:
- While the reverse retains the same heraldic design of the first Allegories issue, the obverse shows Germania and Columbia grasping each other’s hand and, respectively, the German and American flags.
- (humorous, sometimes offensive) Germany.
- 1996 May 5, David X. Cohen, “Much Apu About Nothing”, in The Simpsons, season 7, episode 23, spoken by Nelson Muntz (Nancy Cartwright):
- Hey, German boy, go back to Germania!
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Further reading edit
- Germania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Germania (personification) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin Germānia.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Germania
- (historical) Germania (an ancient region in Central Europe, roughly corresponding to modern Germany)
Declension edit
Inflection of Germania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Germania | (Germaniat) | ||
genitive | Germanian | (Germanioiden) (Germanioitten) | ||
partitive | Germaniaa | (Germanioita) | ||
illative | Germaniaan | (Germanioihin) | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Germania | (Germaniat) | ||
accusative | nom. | Germania | (Germaniat) | |
gen. | Germanian | |||
genitive | Germanian | (Germanioiden) (Germanioitten) (Germaniainrare) | ||
partitive | Germaniaa | (Germanioita) | ||
inessive | Germaniassa | (Germanioissa) | ||
elative | Germaniasta | (Germanioista) | ||
illative | Germaniaan | (Germanioihin) | ||
adessive | Germanialla | (Germanioilla) | ||
ablative | Germanialta | (Germanioilta) | ||
allative | Germanialle | (Germanioille) | ||
essive | Germaniana | (Germanioina) | ||
translative | Germaniaksi | (Germanioiksi) | ||
abessive | Germaniatta | (Germanioitta) | ||
instructive | — | (Germanioin) | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language. |
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Germania
- Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)
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- (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano
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Germania
- Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)
Italian edit
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Germania f
- Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany; official name: Repubblica Federale Tedesca)
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- tedesco
- Alemagna
- (countries of Europe) paesi d'Europa; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaigian, Belgio, Bielorussia, Bosnia-Erzegovina, Bulgaria, Cechia, Cipro, Città del Vaticano, Croazia, Danimarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Georgia, Germania, Grecia, Irlanda, Islanda, Italia, Kazakistan, Lettonia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Lussemburgo, Macedonia del Nord, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Norvegia, Paesi Bassi, Polonia, Portogallo, Romania, Regno Unito, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovacchia, Slovenia, Spagna, Svezia, Svizzera, Turchia, Ucraina, Ungheria (Category: it:Countries in Europe)
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Latin edit
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Etymology edit
From Germānī + -ia. Germani was an exonym applied by the Romans to a tribe (or nearby tribes) living around and east of the Rhine; it was first attested in the 1st century b.c. works of Julius Caesar and is of uncertain etymology. It was said by Strabo to derive from germānus (“close kin; genuine”), making it cognate with "germane" and "german", but this seems unsupported. Attempts to derive it from Germanic or Celtic roots are all problematic (although see Germany).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡerˈmaː.ni.a/, [ɡɛrˈmäːniä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒerˈma.ni.a/, [d͡ʒerˈmäːniä]
Proper noun edit
Germānia f sg (genitive Germāniae); first declension
- Germany in its various senses, including:
- (Classical Latin) the lands of the Germani, tribes living around the Rhine River in the 1st century b.c.
- (Medieval Latin) the lands of the Germans, sometimes inclusive of conquered areas in France, England, and Eastern Europe
- (New Latin) Germany, various Central European nation-states including:
- Holy Roman Empire (a former country in Central Europe)
- German Empire (a former country in Central Europe)
- Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Germānia |
Genitive | Germāniae |
Dative | Germāniae |
Accusative | Germāniam |
Ablative | Germāniā |
Vocative | Germānia |
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Descendants edit
- Middle English: Germanie
- Irish: Gearmáin
- Italian: Germania
- Romanian: Germania
- Russian: Герма́ния (Germánija)
- Sicilian: Girmània
References edit
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "German, adj. and n". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2012.
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English Germania, from Latin Germania, q.v.
Noun edit
Germania
- Alternative form of Germanie
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Ġermania f
Polish edit
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Germania f
- (historical) Germania (an ancient region in Central Europe, roughly corresponding to modern Germany)
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- germanizować impf
- zgermanizować pf
Further reading edit
- Germania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
- Ӂермания (Germania) — Moldovan Cyrillic spelling
Etymology edit
From Latin Germānia. Equivalent to german + -ia.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Germania f
- Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)
Declension edit
gender f | uncountable |
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Nom/Acc | Germania |
Gen/Dat | Germaniei |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- Germania in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Sardinian edit
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Germania ?
- Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)
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Germania f
- (historical) Germania (an ancient region in Central Europe, roughly corresponding to modern Germany)
- Hyponyms: Germania Inferior, Germania Magna, Germania Superior