Alemannus
Latin
Alternative forms
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
- A male member of the Alemanni tribe.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | |
| Nominative | Alemannus | Alemanna | Alemannī | Alemannae | |
| Genitive | Alemannī | Alemannae | Alemannōrum | Alemannārum | |
| Dative | Alemannō | Alemannīs | Alemannīs | ||
| Accusative | Alemannum | Alemannam | Alemannōs | Alemannās | |
| Ablative | Alemannō | Alemannā | Alemannīs | Alemannīs | |
| Vocative | Alemanne | Alemanna | Alemannī | Alemannae | |
Related terms
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 |