Germanism

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noun

A word or idiom of the German language (that has been borrowed by another language).

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Teutonism
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Meanings

nounGermanism (countable and uncountable, plural Germanisms)

plural Germanisms

  1. countablerhetoricA word or idiom of the German language (that has been borrowed by another language).

    He employs the Lithuanian Yiddish idiom with some Germanisms.

    1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 446
  2. uncountableusuallyThe culture and customs of the Germanic people (or tribes).

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Teutonism
Also see
teutonicism

Origin

From German + -ism.

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Translations

Catalan germanisme
  • germanismea word or idiom of the German language
Czech germanismus
  • germanismusa word or idiom of the German language
Danish fortyskning, germanisme
  • fortyskninga word or idiom of the German language
  • germanismea word or idiom of the German language
Dutch germanisme
  • germanismea word or idiom of the German language
Finnish saksalaisuus, germanismi
  • saksalaisuusa word or idiom of the German language
  • germanismia word or idiom of the German language
  • saksalaisuusculture, and customs of Germanic peoples — see also Teutonism
  • germanismiculture, and customs of Germanic peoples — see also Teutonism
French germanisme
  • germanismea word or idiom of the German language
German Germanismus
  • Germanismusa word or idiom of the German language
Hungarian germanizmus
  • germanizmusa word or idiom of the German language
Italian germanismo, germanesimo
  • germanismoa word or idiom of the German language
  • germanesimoa word or idiom of the German language
Polish germanizm
  • germanizma word or idiom of the German language
Portuguese germanismo, germanismo
  • germanismoa word or idiom of the German language
  • germanismoculture, and customs of Germanic peoples — see also Teutonism
Romanian germanism
  • germanisma word or idiom of the German language
Russian германи́зм
  • германи́зм (germanízm)a word or idiom of the German language
Spanish germanismo
  • germanismoa word or idiom of the German language
Swedish germanism, tyskeri
  • germanisma word or idiom of the German language
  • tyskeria word or idiom of the German language
Cite this entry
APA

Germanism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Germanism

MLA

“Germanism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Germanism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Germanism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Germanism.

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