Germane

Adjective

 * 1) Related to the topic being discussed or considered.
 * 2) * 1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics.  Translated by W. D. Ross.  Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, Book 1, Part 5.
 * Yet this much is germane to the present inquiry:

Noun

 * 1)  germanium tetrahydride, GeH4
 * 2)  Any organic derivative of this compound.

Synonyms for Germane

 * (adjective) pertinent, relevant, on-topic, apt, related, fitting, apropos, cognate, appropriate, allied.
 * (noun) germanium tetrahydride, germanomethane, monogermane

Antonyms for Germane

 * (adjective) irrelevant, unfitting, unrelated, inapplicable, inapposite.

Related terms

 * germanely
 * germaneness

Thesaurus
a propos, ad rem, admissible, affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, appertaining, applicable, applying, apposite, appropriate, apropos, avuncular, belonging, closely related, cognate, collateral, congeneric, consanguine, consanguinean, consanguineous, distantly related, enate, foster, german, in point, involving, kindred, material, matrilateral, matrilineal, matroclinous, novercal, of the blood, patrilateral, patrilineal, patroclinous, pertaining, pertinent, related, relevant, sib, sibling, to the point, to the purpose, uterine

Etymology
Variant form of german:, adapted in this sense in allusions to its use in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Adjective

 * Dutch:, ter zake, van toepassing
 * Estonian: kohane, sobiv
 * Finnish:, ,
 * German:


 * Russian: герман
 * Serbo-Croatian: relevantan
 * Spanish: ,

Noun

 * Catalan: germà


 * Finnish:

Adverb

 * 1) in the German language
 * 2) in the matter of a German

Etymology
From germanus:.

Adverb

 * 1) sincerely