Definition
A characteristic feature, practice, or expression that is distinctly German; or a German word borrowed into another language.
Etymology
From German + -ism (from Greek -ismos, meaning 'a distinctive doctrine or characteristic'). This term developed to identify and categorize specifically German cultural and linguistic features.
Kelly Says
Many languages have borrowed 'Germanisms'—like the English word 'kindergarten' is actually German, meaning 'children's garden'—which shows how German culture exported ideas along with words.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጀርመንነት
jer-men-net
ARالعربية
ألمانية
al-mani-ya
BNবাংলা
জার্মানবাদ
jar-ma-na-bad
CACatalà
alemanyisme
ah-leh-ma-ni-sme
CSČeština
germanismus
ger-ma-ni-zmus
DEDeutsch
Germanismus
ger-ma-ni-zmus
ELΕλληνικά
Γερμανισμός
ger-ma-ni-smo
ESEspañol
germanismo
ger-ma-ni-smo
FAفارسی
آلمانیسم
al-ma-ni-smuh
FISuomi
saksalaisuus
sak-sa-lai-suus
FRFrançais
germanisme
jer-ma-nis-muh
GUGU
જર્મનવાદ
jar-ma-na-vad
HEעברית
גרמניות
ger-ma-ni-ot
HIहिन्दी
जर्मनवाद
jer-ma-navad
HUMagyar
németesség
neh-met-es-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
Germanisme
jer-ma-nis-muh
IGIG
Jeremaani
ye-re-ma-ani
ITItaliano
germanismo
ger-ma-ni-smo
MRMR
जर्मनवादा
jar-ma-nava-da
MSBahasa Melayu
Germanisme
jer-ma-nis-muh
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျာမန်စနစ်
gya-man-sa-nit
NLNederlands
Germanisme
ger-ma-nis-muh
PAPA
ਜਰਮਨਵਾਦ
jar-ma-navad
PLPolski
germanizm
ger-ma-nizm
PTPortuguês
germanismo
jer-ma-ni-smo
RORomână
germanism
ger-ma-nizm
RUРусский
германизм
ger-mani-zm
SVSvenska
tyskhet
tysk-het
SWKiswahili
Ujerumani
oo-jer-u-ma-ni
TAதமிழ்
ஜெர்மன்வாதம்
jer-man-va-dha-tham
TEతెలుగు
జర్మన్వాదం
jar-man-va-dha-mam
TLTL
Alemanismo
ah-leh-ma-ni-smo
TRTürkçe
Almanlık
al-man-lik
UKУкраїнська
германізм
her-ma-nizm
URاردو
جرمنیت
jer-mani-yat
YOYO
Aláágbá
ah-lah-ah-gba
ZUZU
Jirumani
ji-ru-ma-ni