alemán
Asturian
Etymology
From French allemand, from Late Latin Alemannus from Proto-Germanic *Alamann-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aleˈman/, [a.leˈmãŋ]
Adjective
alemán m sg (feminine singular alemana, neuter singular alemano, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanes)
- German (of or pertaining to Germany)
Inflection
| gend/num | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| masculine | alemán | alemanes |
| feminine | alemana | alemanes |
| neuter | alemano | - |
Noun
alemán m sg (feminine singular alemana, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanes)
- a German (person)
Noun
alemán m (uncountable)
- German (language)
Galician
Alternative forms
- alamán
Etymology
Attested since the 13th century (alamã, alaman). From Old French allemand, from Late Latin Alemannus from Proto-Germanic *Alamann-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aleˈmaŋ]
Adjective
alemán m (feminine singular alemá, masculine plural alemáns, feminine plural alemás)
- German (relating to Germany or to the German language)
Noun
alemán m (plural alemáns, feminine alemá, feminine plural alemás)
- German (inhabitant of Germany or person of German descent)
Noun
alemán m (uncountable)
- German language
References
- “alamã” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “alaman” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “alemán” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “alemán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “alemán” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish
Etymology
From French allemand, from Late Latin Alemannus, from Proto-Germanic *Alamann-, most likely from the roots of all + man.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aleˈman/ [a.leˈmãn]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: a‧le‧mán
Adjective
alemán (feminine alemana, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanas)
- German (relating to Germany or to the German language)
- Synonyms: germano, (colloquial) teutón
Derived terms
- alano alemán
- antialemán
- asado alemán
- marco alemán
- pastor alemán
Related terms
- Alemania
Noun
alemán m (plural alemanes, feminine alemana, feminine plural alemanas)
- German (inhabitant of Germany or person of German descent)
- Synonym: (colloquial) teutón
- Esta mañana llegaron unos alemanes a Bogotá.
- This morning, some Germans arrived at Bogotá.
Noun
alemán m (uncountable)
- German (language)
- Synonym: alto alemán
- Llevo dos años aprendiendo alemán.
- I've been learning German for two years.
Derived terms
- alemán antiguo
- alto alemán
- alto alemán medio
- bajo alemán
Further reading
- “alemán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- almena