Germa

See also: germa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γέρμη (Gérmē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡer.ma/, [ˈɡɛrmä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒer.ma/, [ˈd͡ʒɛrmä]

Proper noun

Germa f sg (genitive Germae); first declension

1. A town in Mysia, situated between the rivers Rhyndacus and Macestus
2. A town of Galatia, situated between Pessinus and Ancyra

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Germa
genitive	Germae
dative	Germae
accusative	Germam
ablative	Germā
vocative	Germa
locative	Germae

Related terms

• Germēnus

References

• Germa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Germa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly