LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

germāna

germāna f (genitive germānae, masculine germānus)
Classical[ɡɛrˈmaː.na]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒerˈmaː.na]

Meaning

  1. sister
    Hoc illud, germāna, fuit?“Was this, my sister, that [result which you wanted]?” (Anna speaks to Dido, who is near death from a self-inflicted wound.)29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.675

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegermānagermānae
genitivegermānaegermānārum
dativegermānaegermānīs
accusativegermānamgermānās
ablativegermānāgermānīs
vocativegermānagermānae

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

germāna ae, f
germanus, a full sister, own sister , Enn. ap. C., V., O.

Origins

Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseirmãfrom Old Galician-Portuguese irmãa
  • Spanishhermanafrom Old Spanish ermana
  • Asturianhermana
  • Ladinoermanafrom Old Spanish ermana
Italo-Romance
  • Italiangermana
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalangermana

Quick answers

What does germāna mean in Latin?
germāna, a noun, means “sister”.
What is the genitive of germāna?
The genitive singular is germānae. germāna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce germāna?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛrˈmaː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒerˈmaː.na].