Alemannic

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/ˌælɪˈmænɪk//ˌæləˈmænɪk/

proper noun

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.

OriginLatin Alemannicus ← Proto-Germanic *Alamanniz →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Allemannic

  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.
adjectiveAlemannic (comparative more Alemannic, superlative most Alemannic)

comparative more Alemannic · superlative most Alemannic · alternative Allemannic

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
alemannianalemannic germanalemannish

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*Alamanniz
  2. LatinAlemannī“the confederation of German tribes related to Suebi who lived near the upper reaches of the Danube”
  3. LatinAlemannicus
  4. EnglishAlemannic

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-.

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Translations

Catalan alamànic, alamànic
  • alamànicHigh German language or dialect group
  • alamànicof or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group
  • alamànicaof or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group
Czech alemánština, alemánský
  • alemánštinaHigh German language or dialect group
  • alemánskýof or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group
Dutch Alemannisch
  • AlemannischHigh German language or dialect group
Esperanto alemana lingvo
  • alemana lingvoHigh German language or dialect group
French alémanique, alémanique
  • alémaniqueHigh German language or dialect group
  • alémaniqueof or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group
German Alemannisch, alemannisch
  • AlemannischHigh German language or dialect group
  • alemannischof or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group
Japanese アレマン語
  • アレマン語 (aremango)High German language or dialect group
Malay bahasa Alemanik, bahasa Alemanik
  • bahasa AlemanikHigh German language or dialect group
  • bahasa Alemanikof or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group
Polish dialekt alemański, alemański
  • dialekt alemańskiHigh German language or dialect group
  • alemańskiof or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group
Portuguese alemânico, alemânico
  • alemânicoHigh German language or dialect group
  • alemânicoof or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group
Russian алема́ннский, алема́ннский диале́кт
  • алема́ннский (alemánnskij)High German language or dialect group
  • алема́ннский диале́кт (alemánnskij dialékt)High German language or dialect group
Spanish alemánico, alemánico
  • alemánicoHigh German language or dialect group
  • alemánicoof or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group
Swedish alemanniska
  • alemanniskaHigh German language or dialect group
Cite this entry
APA

Alemannic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alemannic

MLA

“Alemannic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alemannic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alemannic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alemannic.

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