"germe" meaning in Italian

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Noun

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”), {{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: 41 8 33 13 3 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 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 41 8 33 13 3
  4. (figurative, archaic) son, offspring Tags: archaic, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-germe-it-noun-ZklhPsWd Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 41 8 33 13 3
  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

Inflected forms

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          "english": "May your benevolent virtue nourish your gifts, like the sun that opens the flower from the lazy sprout",
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          "english": "The holy seed of honor blossoms not without trials. I sowed, o Lord, in weeping; I shall reap in joy.",
          "ref": "(Can we date this quote?), Niccolò Tommaseo, Dolore e speranza [Sorrow and Hope], collected in Poesie di Niccolò Tommaseo, Successori Le Monnier, published 1872, page 196, lines 21–24:",
          "text": "Senz'affanni non germoglia ¶ Dell'onore il germe santo ¶ Seminai, Signor, nel pianto; ¶ Nella gioia mieterò.",
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          "ref": "16th century, Annibale Caro, transl., Eneide [Aeneid], Florence: Leonardo Ciardetti, translation of Aeneis by Virgil, published 1827, Libro VI, page 270:",
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