Alanus
Latin
Etymology
Unclear origin. Maybe from a Celtic language, Latinization of the name of Breton saints, cognate with English Alan and French Alain; or maybe from the Latin adjective Alanus/Alana (“member of the Alan people”).[1]
Another etymology ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-Iranian root *áryas, cognate with Iran, Aryan and other terms.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈlaː.nus/, [äˈɫ̪äːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈla.nus/, [äˈläːnus]
Adjective
Alānus (feminine Alāna, neuter Alānum); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the Alan tribe.
Declension
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 | |
Related terms
Noun
Alānus m (genitive Alānī, feminine Alāna); second declension
- a member of the Alan tribe.
Declension
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 | |
Related terms
Descendants
Proper noun
Alānus m (genitive Alānī, feminine Alana); second declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Alan
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Alānus | Alānī |
| Genitive | Alānī | Alānōrum |
| Dative | Alānō | Alānīs |
| Accusative | Alānum | Alānōs |
| Ablative | Alānō | Alānīs |
| Vocative | Alāne | Alānī |
See also
References
“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.