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Germ
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germ germ. Germ.
English
Etymology
en German, from the phonetic similarity to en germ.
Pronunciation
en En-au-Germ.ogg AU
Noun
en UK slang derogatory a German person.
Bavarian
Etymology
From bar gmh gërwe, gmh gërwen, from the verb gmh gëren, variant of gmh jesen and gmh gësen (whence bar gärn and de gären), from bar goh jesan, from bar gem-pro *jesaną (and possibly gem-pro *jazjaną), ultimately from bar ine-pro *yes- to well, seethe, foam, ferment. Related to en yeast.
Pronunciation
bar /ˈɡ̥e̞ɐ̯m/
Noun
bar noun f m plural Germ
yeast
Synonyms
bar Hefn, bar Hepfa, bar Hepfn
German
Pronunciation
de /ɡɛʁm/ /ɡɛɐ̯m/ standard
de /ɡ̥ɛɐ̯m/ Austria
de De-Germ.ogg
Noun
n:f,s,en
de Austria Bavaria Southern German generally _ uncountable yeast
de Hefe
Declension
n:f,s,en
Derived terms
de Germknödel
de Germstriezel
de Germteig
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