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Germania

See also: germania, Gërmania, Germánia, Germània, Germânia, germanía, Germanîa, and Germanią

English

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A map of Germania (sense 1)
 
Germania (sense 2) painting from 1848, by Philipp Veit

Etymology

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From Latin Germānia. Doublet of Germany.

Proper noun

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Germania

  2. (historical) An ancient Roman term for a cultural region describing the lands in Central Europe inhabited by Germanic peoples.
  3. 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.
  4. (humorous, sometimes offensive) Germany.
  5. (historical) A city proposed during the Nazi era to take over from Berlin as the German capital.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Germānia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡermɑːniɑ/, [ˈɡe̞rmɑ̝ːˌniɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Ger‧ma‧ni‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): Ger‧ma‧nia

Proper noun

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Germania

  1. (historical) Germania (An ancient Roman term for a cultural region describing the lands in Central Europe inhabited by Germanic peoples)

Declension

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Inflection of Germania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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)
(Germaniain rare)
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.
Possessive forms of Germania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Germaniani (Germaniani)
accusative nom. Germaniani (Germaniani)
gen. Germaniani
genitive Germaniani (Germanioideni)
(Germanioitteni)
(Germaniaini rare)
partitive Germaniaani (Germanioitani)
inessive Germaniassani (Germanioissani)
elative Germaniastani (Germanioistani)
illative Germaniaani (Germanioihini)
adessive Germaniallani (Germanioillani)
ablative Germanialtani (Germanioiltani)
allative Germanialleni (Germanioilleni)
essive Germanianani (Germanioinani)
translative Germaniakseni (Germanioikseni)
abessive Germaniattani (Germanioittani)
instructive — —
comitative — (Germanioineni)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Germaniasi (Germaniasi)
accusative nom. Germaniasi (Germaniasi)
gen. Germaniasi
genitive Germaniasi (Germanioidesi)
(Germanioittesi)
(Germaniaisi rare)
partitive Germaniaasi (Germanioitasi)
inessive Germaniassasi (Germanioissasi)
elative Germaniastasi (Germanioistasi)
illative Germaniaasi (Germanioihisi)
adessive Germaniallasi (Germanioillasi)
ablative Germanialtasi (Germanioiltasi)
allative Germaniallesi (Germanioillesi)
essive Germanianasi (Germanioinasi)
translative Germaniaksesi (Germanioiksesi)
abessive Germaniattasi (Germanioittasi)
instructive — —
comitative — (Germanioinesi)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Germaniamme (Germaniamme)
accusative nom. Germaniamme (Germaniamme)
gen. Germaniamme
genitive Germaniamme (Germanioidemme)
(Germanioittemme)
(Germaniaimme rare)
partitive Germaniaamme (Germanioitamme)
inessive Germaniassamme (Germanioissamme)
elative Germaniastamme (Germanioistamme)
illative Germaniaamme (Germanioihimme)
adessive Germaniallamme (Germanioillamme)
ablative Germanialtamme (Germanioiltamme)
allative Germaniallemme (Germanioillemme)
essive Germanianamme (Germanioinamme)
translative Germaniaksemme (Germanioiksemme)
abessive Germaniattamme (Germanioittamme)
instructive — —
comitative — (Germanioinemme)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Germanianne (Germanianne)
accusative nom. Germanianne (Germanianne)
gen. Germanianne
genitive Germanianne (Germanioidenne)
(Germanioittenne)
(Germaniainne rare)
partitive Germaniaanne (Germanioitanne)
inessive Germaniassanne (Germanioissanne)
elative Germaniastanne (Germanioistanne)
illative Germaniaanne (Germanioihinne)
adessive Germaniallanne (Germanioillanne)
ablative Germanialtanne (Germanioiltanne)
allative Germaniallenne (Germanioillenne)
essive Germaniananne (Germanioinanne)
translative Germaniaksenne (Germanioiksenne)
abessive Germaniattanne (Germanioittanne)
instructive — —
comitative — (Germanioinenne)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Germaniansa (Germaniansa)
accusative nom. Germaniansa (Germaniansa)
gen. Germaniansa
genitive Germaniansa (Germanioidensa)
(Germanioittensa)
(Germaniainsa rare)
partitive Germaniaansa (Germanioitaan)
(Germanioitansa)
inessive Germaniassaan
Germaniassansa 		(Germanioissaan)
(Germanioissansa)
elative Germaniastaan
Germaniastansa 		(Germanioistaan)
(Germanioistansa)
illative Germaniaansa (Germanioihinsa)
adessive Germaniallaan
Germaniallansa 		(Germanioillaan)
(Germanioillansa)
ablative Germanialtaan
Germanialtansa 		(Germanioiltaan)
(Germanioiltansa)
allative Germanialleen
Germaniallensa 		(Germanioilleen)
(Germanioillensa)
essive Germanianaan
Germanianansa 		(Germanioinaan)
(Germanioinansa)
translative Germaniakseen
Germaniaksensa 		(Germanioikseen)
(Germanioiksensa)
abessive Germaniattaan
Germaniattansa 		(Germanioittaan)
(Germanioittansa)
instructive — —
comitative — (Germanioineen)
(Germanioinensa)
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

  1. 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 in Europe: landi di Europa (appendix)edit

Interlingua

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Germania

  1. 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

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Etymology

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From Latin Germānia.

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒerˈma.nja/
  • Rhymes: -anja
  • Hyphenation: Ger‧mà‧nia

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Germania f

  1. 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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countries in Europe: paesi d'Europa (appendix)edit

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Latin

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Etymology

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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]

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Germānia f sg (genitive Germāniae); first declension

  1. Germany in its various senses, including:
    1. (Classical Latin) the lands of the Germani, tribes living around the Rhine River in the 1st century b.c.
    2. (Medieval Latin) the lands of the Germans, sometimes inclusive of conquered areas in France, England, and Eastern Europe
    3. (New Latin) Germany, various Central European nation-states including:
      1. Holy Roman Empire (a former country in Central Europe)
      2. German Empire (a former country in Central Europe)
      3. 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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First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Germānia
genitive Germāniae
dative Germāniae
accusative Germāniam
ablative Germāniā
vocative Germānia

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References

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  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "German, adj. and n". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2012.

Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English Germania, from Latin Germania, q.v.

Noun

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Germania

  1. Alternative form of Germanie: Germania (a medieval region of Central Europe, occupied by those speaking Germanic languages, or a portion of it)

Old English

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From Latin Germānia, q.v.

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Ġermania f

  1. land encompassing all of the Germanic speaking world
  2. Alternative form of Ġermanie: Germania (a medieval region of Central Europe, occupied by those speaking Germanic languages, or a portion of it)

Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Germānia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɛrˈmaɲ.ja/
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  • Rhymes: -aɲja
  • Syllabification: Ger‧man‧ia

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Germania f

  1. (historical) Germania (An ancient Roman term for a cultural region describing the lands in Central Europe inhabited by Germanic peoples)

Declension

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Declension of Germania
singular
nominative Germania
genitive Germanii
dative Germanii
accusative Germanię
instrumental Germanią
locative Germanii
vocative Germanio
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verbs

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Romanian

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Germania

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Etymology

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From Latin Germānia. Equivalent to german +‎ -ia.

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Germania f

  1. 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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Declension of Germania
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative Germanie Germania
genitive-dative Germanii Germaniei
vocative Germanie, Germanio
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countries in Europe: țările Europei (appendix)edit

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Sardinian

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Germania ?

  1. Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xeɾˈmanja/ [xeɾˈma.nja]
  • Rhymes: -anja
  • Syllabification: Ger‧ma‧nia

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Germania f

  1. (historical) Germania (An ancient Roman term for a cultural region describing the lands in Central Europe inhabited by Germanic peoples)
    Hyponyms: Germania Inferior, Germania Magna, Germania Superior
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