Teutonic

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: en, /ËŒtjuːˈtÉ’n.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -en, -É’nɪk

Alternative forms

• Teutonick, {{3}}

Origin

1580, from , from Teutonēs, Teutonī, equivalent to .

Teutŏni, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Full definition of Teutonic

Adjective

1. Relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons.
2. Having qualities that are regarded as typical of German people.Teutonic exactitude
• 1886, Henry James, The Princess CasamassimaHe waited and waited, in the faith that Schinkel was dealing with them in his slow, categorical Teutonic way, and only objurgated the cabinetmaker for having in the first place paltered with his sacred trust. Why hadn't he come straight to him—whatever the mysterious document was—instead of talking it over with French featherheads?
3. (obsolete) Relating to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.

Derived terms

Related terms

• Teutonic Knights

Noun

1. An ancient Germanic, or modern German, individual.