Crossword clues for germanism
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Germanism
Germanism \Ger"man*ism\, n. [Cf. F. germanisme.]
An idiom of the German language.
A characteristic of the Germans; a characteristic German mode, doctrine, etc.; rationalism.
--J. W. Alexander.
Wikipedia
Germanism
Germanism can mean or be confused with any of the following:
- German loan words and expressions in English
- Pan-Germanism
- Germanisation
- Germanism (linguistics)
- In discussions of English writing, an awkward noun phrase that seems like an attempt to construct a compound noun in the German manner, is sometimes referred to as a Germanism.
de:Germanismus nl:Germanisme no:Germanisme pl:Germanizm
Germanism (linguistics)
A Germanism is a loan word or other loan element borrowed from German for use in some other language.
Usage examples of "germanism".
My faith in Germanism had not wavered an instant, though my hope - I confess - was at a low ebb.
This colossal Germanism concerning a plan to murder Sir Roger Casement has been assiduously spread throughout the German Press.