adj
Meaning 1
Synonym of Teutonic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Teutonic
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Teuton
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈt(j)uː.tən/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈt(j)uː.tɒn/
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General-American: /ˈt(j)u.tən/
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General-American: /ˈt(j)u.tɑn/
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rhymes with -uːtən
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rhymes with -uːtɒn
noun
Meaning 2
A member of an early Germanic tribe living in Jutland noted in historical writings by Greek and Roman authors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 3
A member of the Teutonic Order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 4
A member of any Germanic language-speaking people, especially a German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: European
Narrower terms: Goth
noun
Meaning 6
someone (especially a German) who speaks a Germanic language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: German
History
Etymology
PIE word *tewtéh2 Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh2der. Latin Teutonēsbor. English Teuton Borrowed from Latin Teutonēs, Teutonī (“the Teutons”) (compare Ancient Greek Τεύτονες (Teútones)), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh2 (“people”). First attested in the early 1700s.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: تُوتُونِيّ (tutuniyy) — member of a Germanic tribe
- Chinese Mandarin: 條頓人 /条顿人 (Tiáodùnrén) — member of a Germanic tribe
- Czech: Germán — member of a Germanic tribe
- Danish: teutoner — member of a Germanic tribe
- Esperanto: teŭtono — member of a Germanic tribe
- Esperanto: teŭtonino — member of a Germanic tribe
- Finnish: teutoni — member of a Germanic tribe
- French: Teuton — member of a Germanic tribe
- French: Teutonne — member of a Germanic tribe
- Georgian: ტევტონი (ṭevṭoni) — member of a Germanic tribe
- German: Teutone — member of a Germanic tribe
- German: Teutonin — member of a Germanic tribe
- Icelandic: Tevtóni — member of a Germanic tribe
- Japanese: テウトネス (Teutonesu) — member of a Germanic tribe
- Macedonian: Те́втон (Tévton) — member of a Germanic tribe
- Macedonian: Те́втонец (Tévtonec) — member of a Germanic tribe
- Macedonian: Те́втонка (Tévtonka) — member of a Germanic tribe
- Marathi: ट्यूटॉन (ṭyūṭŏn) — member of a Germanic tribe
- Norwegian Bokmål: teutoner — member of a Germanic tribe
- Norwegian Nynorsk: teutonar — member of a Germanic tribe
- Polish: Germanin — member of a Germanic tribe
- Polish: Germanka — member of a Germanic tribe
- Polish: Teuton — member of a Germanic tribe
- Portuguese: teutão — member of a Germanic tribe
- Romanian: teuton — member of a Germanic tribe
- Russian: тевто́н (tevtón) — member of a Germanic tribe
- Russian: тевто́нка (tevtónka) — member of a Germanic tribe
- Spanish: teutón — member of a Germanic tribe
- Spanish: teutona — member of a Germanic tribe
- Swedish: teuton — member of a Germanic tribe
- Danish: teutoner — German
- Finnish: teutoni — German
- Macedonian: Те́втон (Tévton) — German
- Macedonian: Те́втонец (Tévtonec) — German
- Macedonian: Те́втонка (Tévtonka) — German
- Marathi: ट्यूटॉन (ṭyūṭŏn) — German
- Russian: тевто́н (tevtón) — German
- Russian: тевто́нка (tevtónka) — German
- Spanish: teutón — German
- Spanish: teutona — German
- Swedish: teuton — German