Alanus

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλᾱνός (Alānós), Ἀλᾱνοί (Alānoí). Perhaps renewed in Late Latin, especially in Spain in the meaning "dog breed", as a Migration Period Wanderwort, e.g. via Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*alans).[1]

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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Alānus (feminine Alāna, neuter Alānum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the Alan tribe
Declension
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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Alānus Alāna Alānum Alānī Alānae Alāna
Genitive Alānī Alānae Alānī Alānōrum Alānārum Alānōrum
Dative Alānō Alānō Alānīs
Accusative Alānum Alānam Alānum Alānōs Alānās Alāna
Ablative Alānō Alānā Alānō Alānīs
Vocative Alāne Alāna Alānum Alānī Alānae Alāna

Noun

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Alānus m (genitive Alānī, feminine Alāna); second declension

  1. Alan (a member of the Alan tribe)
  2. (Medieval Latin) alaunt (an extinct hunting dog breed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff)
Declension
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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Nominative Alānus Alāna Alānī Alānae
Genitive Alānī Alānae Alānōrum Alānārum
Dative Alānō Alānīs Alānīs
Accusative Alānum Alānam Alānōs Alānās
Ablative Alānō Alānā Alānīs Alānīs
Vocative Alāne Alāna Alānī Alānae
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Descendants
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Note: none are likely to be directly inherited.

Etymology 2

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Unclear origin. Perhaps Latinization of a Celtic name such as Old Breton Alan, belonging to several Breton saints and borrowed as English Alan and French Alain. This could be connected with Irish ail (noble), or else has been borrowed by Breton from the word under Etymology 1.[2]

Proper noun

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Alānus m (genitive Alānī, feminine Alana); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) a male given name, equivalent to English Alan
Declension
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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Alānus Alānī
Genitive Alānī Alānōrum
Dative Alānō Alānīs
Accusative Alānum Alānōs
Ablative Alānō Alānīs
Vocative Alāne Alānī

References

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  1. ^ Agustí Alemany (2000) Sources on the Alans: A Critical Compilation[1], BRILL, →ISBN
  2. ^ Alano; in: Roberto Faure, Diccionario de nombres propios, 2007, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • Alanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Alanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Alanus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)