Teutonic

[ too-ton-ik, tyoo- ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the ancient Teutons.

  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Teutons or Germans; German.

  1. noting or pertaining to the northern European stock that includes the German, Dutch, Scandinavian, British, and related peoples.

  2. (of languages) Germanic.

noun

Origin of Teutonic

1
First recorded in 1580–90; Teuton + -ic

Other words from Teutonic

  • Teu·ton·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • an·ti-Teu·ton·ic, adjective
  • non-Teu·ton·ic, adjective
  • pro-Teu·ton·ic, adjective

Words Nearby Teutonic

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How to use Teutonic in a sentence

  • You might guess at the first glance that she had in her the blood of both the Teutonic and the Latin races.

    Overland | John William De Forest
  • Unluckily for Coronado, Clara was half Teutonic, and could comprehend the tone of her father's race.

    Overland | John William De Forest
  • Early in the 5th century the Teutonic conquest of Gaul cut the island off from Rome.

  • In China kong means king, and in modern England king is a slightly decayed form of the Teutonic konig or kinig.

    Archaic England | Harold Bayley
  • The grandmother of the Teutonic deity Tyr was a fierce giantess with nine hundred heads; his father was an enemy of the gods.

    Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for Teutonic

Teutonic

/ (tjuːˈtɒnɪk) /


adjective
  1. characteristic of or relating to the German people: Teutonic thoroughness

  2. of or relating to the ancient Teutons

  1. (not used in linguistics) of or relating to the Germanic languages

noun
  1. an obsolete name for Germanic

Derived forms of Teutonic

  • Teutonically, adverb

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