Germanie
English
Proper noun
Germanie
- Obsolete spelling of Germany
Anagrams
- Germaine
French
Etymology
From Latin Germania
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒɛʁ.ma.ni/
Proper noun
Germanie
- (historical) Germania, a region inhabited by Germanic peoples
- (rare) Germany
Related terms
- germain
- germanique
- germanisant
- germanisme
See also
- Allemagne
- allemand
Middle English
Alternative forms
- Germanye, germaynie, germaniȝe, germaine, Germayne, Germayn, Germenie, Germania
Etymology
From Old French Germanie and Old English Germania, both from Latin Germānia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛrmaniː(ə)/, /ˈdʒɛrmaːniː(ə)/, /ˈdʒɛrməniː(ə)/, /ˈɡɛrmaniː(ə)/, /ˈdʒɛrmɛi̯n(ə)/
Proper noun
Germanie (plural Germanyes)
- The portion of Europe occupied by those who speak Germanic languages.
- A part of this portion of Europe.
Descendants
- English: Germany
- Scots: Germany
References
- “Ǧermā̆nī(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-28.