germaine
French, adjective\ʒɛʁ.mɛn\
germaine is spelled G-E-R-M-A-I-N-E (8 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written French, the 21,879th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Germaine is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of germain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Autoritaire, en parlant d'une femme”.
What does germaine mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of germain
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme autoritaire qui « gère » et « mène » son entourage et se complait à ce faire.
adjective: 1. Autoritaire, en parlant d'une femme.
noun: 1. Femme du peuple des Germains.
noun: 1. Femme habitant Germaines.
noun: 1. Femme désagréable qui contrôle tout ou veut tout contrôler.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of germaine
- germaines plural
- Germaine
- Germaines plural
- Germain masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce germaine?
- \ʒɛʁ.mɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to germaine
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is germaine in French?
germaine appears 1.8 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).