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allemand.

German (The German language)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/al.mɑ̃/

  1. German (The German language)

    masculine
    L’allemand est une langue germanique.
    Mon stagiaire parle un allemand impeccable.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-Germanic *ala- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-Germanic *alamann-bor. Latin Alemannus French allemand From Late Latin Alamannus or Alemannus (related to Alamans, ancient Germanic people for whom the name meant "all men", "all people", according to Asinius Quadratus). aleman became alemant by the addition of a terminal T of the singular objective case for adjectives of second class in Old French, and then alemand. The Latin word itself derives from the Old High German Alaman, from a Proto-Germanic *Alamanniz, likely from the roots *allaz (whence English all) and *manniz < *mann- (whence English man).

adj/al.mɑ̃/

  1. German (related to or originating from Germany)

    relational
    J’ai acheté une voiture allemande.
    Les contes allemands sont fameux.

  2. of the German language; German

    relational
    Il n’y a pas qu’en Allemagne qu’on utilise des mots allemands.
    La traduction allemande de France est Frankreich.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-Germanic *ala- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-Germanic *alamann-bor. Latin Alemannus French allemand From Late Latin Alamannus or Alemannus (related to Alamans, ancient Germanic people for whom the name meant "all men", "all people", according to Asinius Quadratus). aleman became alemant by the addition of a terminal T of the singular objective case for adjectives of second class in Old French, and then alemand. The Latin word itself derives from the Old High German Alaman, from a Proto-Germanic *Alamanniz, likely from the roots *allaz (whence English all) and *manniz < *mann- (whence English man).

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