Alamanni

[ al-uh-man-ahy ]

/ ˌæl əˈmæn aɪ /

plural noun

Alemanni.

Definition for alamanni (2 of 2)

Alemanni

or Al·a·man·ni

[ al-uh-man-ahy ]

/ ˌæl əˈmæn aɪ /

noun (used with a plural verb)

a confederation of Germanic tribes, first recorded in the 3rd century a.d., that settled in the area between the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers, and made harassing attacks against the Roman Empire.

Origin of Alemanni

< Latin, of Germanic orig.; cognate with Gothic alamans totality of humankind, equivalent to ala- all (see almighty) + mann- man¹

Example sentences from the Web for alamanni

He completely overthrew the Alamanni in the great battle of Strassburg (August 357).

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5 |Various
Noricum, Provincials of, to exchange their cattle with the Alamanni, iii.

The Letters of Cassiodorus |Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
Ariosto is playful, Aretino scurrilous, Alamanni peevish, Folengo atrabilious.

Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature |John Addington Symonds
Suevi (perhaps here the same as Alamanni) invade the Venetian Province , xii.

The Letters of Cassiodorus |Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)

Congratulates him on his recent victories over the Alamanni.

The Letters of Cassiodorus |Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)

British Dictionary definitions for alamanni

Alemanni

/ (ˌæləˈmɑːnɪ) /

noun

a West Germanic people who settled in the 4th century ad between the Rhine, the Main, and the Danube

Word Origin for Alemanni

C18: from Latin, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic alamans a totality of people

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