Alemannic

Meaning

Name

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.

Adj

1. Of or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group.
2. (historical) Of or relating to the Alemanni, a confederation of Suebian Germanic tribes.

Synonyms

Alsatian

Swiss German

Alemannisch

regional languages of Alsace

Translations

alémanique

alemánico

alsacien

alemânico

Alemannisch

Alamannisch

alemannisch

suisse alémanique

Schweizerdeutsch

Elsässerdeutsch

alemanno

alamànic

alsaciano

Alemão alemânico

Línguas regionais da Alsácia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌælɪˈmænɪk/

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-.