Germanie

See also: Germánie

English

Proper noun

Germanie

Obsolete spelling of Germany.

Anagrams

Germaine

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Germānia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒɛʁ.ma.ni/
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Proper noun

Germanie f

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

Related terms

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)

A geographic region of Europe, comprising the lands occupied by those who speak Germanic languages, or the part of this portion in Continental Europe.

Descendants

English: Germany
Scots: Germany

References

“Ǧermā̆nī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-28.

Old English

Germanie

Etymology

From Latin Germānia.

Proper noun

Ġermanie m pl

A geographic region of Europe, comprising the lands occupied by those who speak Germanic languages, or the part of this portion in Continental Europe.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
  Breoton ist gārseċġes ēalond, ðæt wæs iū Albion hāten: is ġeseted betwyh norðdǣle and westdǣle, Ġermanie ⁊ Gallie ⁊ Hispanie þām mǣstum dǣlum Europe myċċle fæce onġeġn.
  Britain is an island of the sea, which was formerly called Albion: is is situated between the north and west, opposite of and far from Germania and Gaul and Hispania, the largest divisions of Europe.

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	—	Ġermanie
accusative	—	Ġermanie
genitive	—	Ġermania
dative	—	Ġermanium