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

Noun

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

1. A male member of the Alemanni tribe.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine		masculine	feminine
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

1. A Latin agnomen.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Alemannus	Alemannī
genitive	Alemannī	Alemannōrum
dative	Alemannō	Alemannīs
accusative	Alemannum	Alemannōs
ablative	Alemannō	Alemannīs
vocative	Alemanne	Alemannī