*alamann-

Runic: ᚨᛚᚨᛗᚨᚾ Pronunciation: /ˈɑ.lɑ.mɑnn/

noun · masculine · consonant stem

Meanings

all people collectively; mankind

Etymology

A compound of *ala- + *mann-, literally ‘all humans’ (Carr 1939: 56–57; Love et al. 2020: 24).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.alamannz, alamannôalamanniz
Acc.alamannųalamannunz
Gen.alamannizalamannǫ̂
Dat.alamannialamannumaz
Inst.alamannēalamannumiz
Voc.alamann, alamannôalamanniz

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Descendants

  • *alamann (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *alaman (Old Dutch)
      • alman (Middle Dutch)
  • *alamann (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *alaman (Old Saxon)
      • alman (Middle Low German)
  • almanna (gen. pl. only) (Old Norse)
    • almanna (Old Swedish)
  • 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 (alamans) (Gothic)

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