Alemannic
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Alemannicus, from Latin Alemannī (“the confederation of German tribes related to Suebi who lived near the upper reaches of Danube”), from Proto-Germanic *Alamanniz, corresponding to *allaz + *mann-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌælɪˈmænɪk/, /ˌæləˈmænɪk/
Proper noun
Alemannic
- The language or dialect group, closely related to German, spoken in certain parts of South Germany, in Alsace (France), Vorarlberg (Austria), Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Translations
Adjective
Alemannic (comparative more Alemannic, superlative most Alemannic)
- Of or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group.
- (historical) Of or relating to the Alemanni, a confederation of Suebian Germanic tribes.
Translations
of or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group
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