Alemannus

Latin

Alternative forms

Alamannus
Alemānus

Etymology

From Alemannī (“the confederation of German tribes related to Suebi who lived near the upper reaches of Danube”), from Proto-Germanic *Alamann-, corresponding to *allaz + *mann-. As an agnomen, Ausonius records the variant Alemannicus was given to the emperor Flavius Gratianus as a result of his victory over that tribe.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.leˈman.nus/, [äɫ̪ɛˈmänːʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.leˈman.nus/, [äleˈmänːus]

Noun

Alemannus m (genitive Alemannī, feminine Alemanna); second declension

A male member of the Alemanni tribe.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	Alemannus	Alemanna	Alemannī	Alemannae
Genitive	Alemannī	Alemannae	Alemannōrum	Alemannārum
Dative	Alemannō	Alemannae	Alemannīs	Alemannīs
Accusative	Alemannum	Alemannam	Alemannōs	Alemannās
Ablative	Alemannō	Alemannā	Alemannīs	Alemannīs
Vocative	Alemanne	Alemanna	Alemannī	Alemannae

Related terms

Alemannī
Alemannia
Alemannicus

Proper noun

Alemannus m (genitive Alemannī); second declension

A Latin agnomen.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Alemannus	Alemannī
Genitive	Alemannī	Alemannōrum
Dative	Alemannō	Alemannīs
Accusative	Alemannum	Alemannōs
Ablative	Alemannō	Alemannīs
Vocative	Alemanne	Alemannī

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