Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "german" can be used as noun, adjective, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

new york

Derived Terms

Alemannic German Austrian German Bernese German Central German Central German Colonia Tovar German German Autumn German Bight German New Guinea German Ocean German Sea German Shorthaired Pointer German Spitz Klein German Spitz Mittel German Wirehaired Pointer German bearded iris German biscuit German bit German brass German carp German chamomile German chocolate German dualism German flute German fried potatoes German iris German ivy German lute German madwort German pancake German paste German shepherd German turnip German wheat German whist German-style board game German-style game Germanly Gotho-German High German High German High German Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation Judeo-German Low German Low German Middle German Middle High German National Socialist German Workers' Party New High German Old High German Palatinate German Palatine German Pennsylvania German Pennsylvania German Pennsylvania German Pennsylvanian German Pennsylvanian German Silesian German Standard German Swiss German Swiss German Swiss German Swiss-German Swiss-German Swiss-German Upper German Upper German Volga German Volga German Volhynian German Volynian German Walliser German Walser German Zipser German Zipser German brother german brother-german cousin german cousin-german in the original German non-German sister-german

Derived From

germany

Etymologically Related To

almain dutch gauls germane

Context

except in set terms germany historical printing us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

European European Indo-European West Germanic West Germanic language person

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Bavarian Bavarian Berliner Freisian Freisian Hamburger Hessian Hessian Prussian Prussian Rhenish Rhinelander Saar Saarlander Saxon Saxon Sorb Sorbian Swabian Swabian Westphalian Westphalian

Type Of (IsA)

european human human language language more structured language than english person person with nationality teacher west germanic westerner

Parts (Meronyms)

High German Low German

Related Terms

Germanic language St Germans Wiktionary’s coverage of German terms

Related Terms

akin american appendix german in various languages austria belgium brother cousin dance elaborate germain germanic germany indo european indo germanic liechtenstein luxembourg nation party point round saxon sister size social switzerland type tyrol waltz wine

Synonym Network

boche high german teuton teutonic

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.