Đức
See also: đức, đực, duc, and dục
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 德, from Middle Chinese 德 (tok). As for the country name, contracted from Chinese 德國 (Đức quốc), in turn contracted from Mandarin 德意志 (Déyìzhì, Đức Ý Chí) + 國 (quốc, “country”), from German deutsch (“German”, adjective) or Deutsch (“German language”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨk̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨk̚˦˥]
- Homophones: đức, đứt
Proper noun
Đức
- A male given name
- Germany
- Đức Quốc Xã
- the Nazis
Adjective
Đức
- German
See also
- Cộng hoà Liên bang Đức (“Federal Republic of Germany”)