Noun
die Germanistik
Pronunciation: /ɡɛʁmaˈnɪstɪk/
German studies (German language, literature, and culture)
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Meanings
Noun
- German studies (German language, literature, and culture)
- Germanic studies (Germanic languages, literatures, and cultures)
Example sentence
Sie studiert im dritten Semester Germanistik an der Uni.
She is in her third semester of German studies at university.
Word forms
singular
die Germanistik
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Germanistik
Accusativedie Germanistik
Dativeder Germanistik
Genitiveder Germanistik
Germanistik has no common plural.
Usage
- Germanistik studieren — Study German language and literature.
- Germanistik / Germanistin — The academic subject versus a woman specialising in it.
Durch die Germanistik entdeckte sie ihre Begeisterung für mittelalterliche Texte.
Through German studies, she discovered her enthusiasm for medieval texts.