germe
French, noun
germe is spelled G-E-R-M-E (5 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,887th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Germe is a French masculine noun meaning “germ (small mass of cells)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of germer. With an accent, germé is a different word: “past participle of germer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Rudiment de tout être organisé, végétal ou animal”.
What does germe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegerm (small mass of cells)
- 2
masculineseed
- 3
masculinebulb (of onion, garlic etc.)
- 4
masculineseed (the principle cause)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of germer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rudiment de tout être organisé, végétal ou animal. 2. Partie compacte et glaireuse qui se trouve dans l’œuf. 3. Ovaire, partie de la fleur qui devient le fruit lorsque la fécondation s’est opérée. 4. Partie de la semence dont se forme la plante.
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 germe
- germes plural
- germée feminine
- germés masculine plural
- germées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to germe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is germe in French?
germe appears 1.5 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).