Alemannic

//ˌælɪˈmænɪk// adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group.
  2. 2
    Of or relating to the Alemanni, a confederation of Suebian Germanic tribes. historical
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A language or dialect group, belonging to the High German dialects, spoken in certain parts of South Germany, in Alsace (France), Vorarlberg (Austria), Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Synonyms

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alemannianalemannic germanalemannic germanalemannishalemannish

Etymology

From Latin Alemannicus, from Latin Alemannī (“the confederation of German tribes related to Suebi who lived near the upper reaches of the Danube”), from Proto-Germanic *Alamanniz, corresponding to *allaz + *mann-.

Related phrases

High AlemannicHighest AlemannicLake Constance AlemannicLow Alemannic

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