"germe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /ʒɛʁm/ Audio: Fr-germe.ogg Forms: germes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin germen. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|germen|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin germen, {{bor+|fr|la|germen}} Borrowed from Latin germen Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} germe m (plural germes)
  1. germ (small mass of cells) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-germe-fr-noun-yVNQhbBM
  2. seed Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-germe-fr-noun-GbJYVuHB
  3. bulb (of onion, garlic etc.) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Botany, Pathology
    Sense id: en-germe-fr-noun-tq8EMvcr Disambiguation of Botany: 15 3 45 13 10 14 Disambiguation of Pathology: 27 0 73 0 0 0
  4. (figuratively) seed (the principle cause) Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-germe-fr-noun-5dllZYV1

Verb [French]

IPA: /ʒɛʁm/ Audio: Fr-germe.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin germen. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|germen|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin germen, {{bor+|fr|la|germen}} Borrowed from Latin germen Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} germe
  1. inflection of germer:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-germe-fr-verb-sG9Rh653 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 1 5 7 58 22
  2. inflection of germer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-germe-fr-verb-06mPLWd9

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛr.me/ Forms: germi [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛrme Etymology: From Latin germen (“seed; origin”), from Proto-Italic *genamen, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ (“offspring, seed”), derived from the root *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth, to beget”). Cognate with Irish giniúint (“procreation, birth”). Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{inh|it|la|germen||seed; origin}} Latin germen (“seed; origin”), {{inh|it|itc-pro|*genamen}} Proto-Italic *genamen, {{inh|it|ine-pro|*ǵénh₁mn̥|t=offspring, seed}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ (“offspring, seed”), {{m|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-|t=to give birth, to beget}} *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth, to beget”), {{cog|ga|giniúint|t=procreation, birth}} Irish giniúint (“procreation, birth”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} germe m (plural germi)
  1. (biology) germ Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-germe-it-noun-~zZjaIcn Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 48 10 21 16 4 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (literary) seed, sprout Tags: literary, masculine
    Sense id: en-germe-it-noun-N7fO0IMD
  3. (figurative) seed, beginning, origin Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-germe-it-noun-9eiwttxG
  4. (figurative, archaic) son, offspring Tags: archaic, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-germe-it-noun-ZklhPsWd
  5. (figurative, archaic, rare) lineage, progeny Tags: archaic, figuratively, masculine, rare
    Sense id: en-germe-it-noun-Do18zyjC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: germe di grano, germicida Related terms: germinale, germinare

Noun [Middle French]

Forms: germes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin germen. Etymology templates: {{bor|frm|la|germen}} Latin germen Head templates: {{head|frm|noun|||plural|germes||{{{pl2}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{f}}}s|f1accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} germe m (plural germes), {{frm-noun|m}} germe m (plural germes)
  1. seed (fertilized grain) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-germe-frm-noun-2q5Jwsv0 Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈʒɛʁ.mi/ [Brazil], [ˈʒɛɦ.mi] [Brazil], /ˈʒɛʁ.mi/ [Brazil], [ˈʒɛɦ.mi] [Brazil], /ˈʒɛɾ.mi/ [São-Paulo], /ˈʒɛʁ.mi/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈʒɛɻ.me/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈʒɛɾ.mɨ/ [Portugal] Forms: germes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin germen (“bud, seed, embryo”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to bear”) + *-mn̥. Etymology templates: {{root|pt|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{uder|pt|la|germen|t=bud, seed, embryo}} Latin germen (“bud, seed, embryo”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-|t=to bear}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to bear”), {{m|ine-pro|*-mn̥}} *-mn̥ Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} germe m (plural germes)
  1. germ (embryo of a seed) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: embrião
    Sense id: en-germe-pt-noun-OofVIdsS Disambiguation of Biology: 35 41 25
  2. germ; microorganism Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Biology, Microbiology Categories (lifeform): Grains Synonyms: microorganismo, micróbio
    Sense id: en-germe-pt-noun-LHBd6Fsc Disambiguation of Biology: 35 41 25 Disambiguation of Microbiology: 15 74 11 Disambiguation of Grains: 17 59 23 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese undefined derivations Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 12 70 17 Disambiguation of Portuguese undefined derivations: 11 70 19
  3. germ (idea that forms the basis of some project) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: origem, ideia
    Sense id: en-germe-pt-noun-O7ABdOMm Disambiguation of Biology: 35 41 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gérmen Related terms: germano, germicida, germinação, germinado, germinador, germinadouro, germinal, germinante, germinar, germinativo

Inflected forms

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        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "germe m (plural germes)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "germe m (plural germes)",
      "name": "frm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle French",
  "lang_code": "frm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle French countable nouns",
        "Middle French entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle French lemmas",
        "Middle French masculine nouns",
        "Middle French nouns",
        "Middle French terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Middle French terms derived from Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seed (fertilized grain)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seed",
          "seed"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "germe"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Portuguese 2-syllable words",
    "Portuguese countable nouns",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese masculine nouns",
    "Portuguese nouns",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Portuguese undefined derivations",
    "pt:Biology",
    "pt:Grains",
    "pt:Microbiology"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵenh₁-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "germen",
        "t": "bud, seed, embryo"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin germen (“bud, seed, embryo”)",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵenh₁-",
        "t": "to bear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to bear”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*-mn̥"
      },
      "expansion": "*-mn̥",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin germen (“bud, seed, embryo”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to bear”) + *-mn̥.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "germes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "germe m (plural germes)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ger‧me"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "germano"
    },
    {
      "word": "germicida"
    },
    {
      "word": "germinação"
    },
    {
      "word": "germinado"
    },
    {
      "word": "germinador"
    },
    {
      "word": "germinadouro"
    },
    {
      "word": "germinal"
    },
    {
      "word": "germinante"
    },
    {
      "word": "germinar"
    },
    {
      "word": "germinativo"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "casca"
        },
        {
          "word": "pericarpo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "germ (embryo of a seed)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "germ",
          "germ"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "embrião"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "germ; microorganism"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "germ",
          "germ"
        ],
        [
          "microorganism",
          "microorganism"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "microorganismo"
        },
        {
          "word": "micróbio"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "germ (idea that forms the basis of some project)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "germ",
          "germ"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "origem"
        },
        {
          "word": "ideia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʒɛʁ.mi/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʒɛɦ.mi]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʒɛʁ.mi/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʒɛɦ.mi]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʒɛɾ.mi/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʒɛʁ.mi/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʒɛɻ.me/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʒɛɾ.mɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gérmen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "germe"
}

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