Alemanni

or Al·a·man·ni

[ al-uh-man-ahy ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. a confederation of Germanic tribes, first recorded in the 3rd century a.d., that settled in the area between the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers, and made harassing attacks against the Roman Empire.

Alemanni

/ ˌæləˈmɑːnɪ /

noun

1. a West Germanic people who settled in the 4th century ad between the Rhine, the Main, and the Danube

Word History and Origins

Origin of Alemanni¹

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin, of Germanic origin; cognate with Gothic alamans “totality of humankind,” equivalent to ala- + mann- ; all, man. almighty

Word History and Origins

Origin of Alemanni¹

C18: from Latin, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic alamans a totality of people

Example Sentences

Claudius was missing his recruitment goals for the legions needed to go and pacify various Goths, Gauls and Alemanni besetting his empire from within and without.

From Fox News

Scientists have long assumed the bodies—found near Niederstotzingen, Germany—came from a class of itinerant warrior-kings who belonged to a loose confederation of Germanic tribes called the Alemanni.

From Science Magazine

Here Duke Berthold built his town in 1191 around an 11th-century castle at the tip of the peninsula as a military post on the frontier between the German-speaking Alemanni and the French-speaking Burgundians.

From Washington Times

Belonging to the Alemanni, a confederacy of warlike German tribes.

From Project Gutenberg

The Alemanni as a people disappeared speedily from history, being absorbed by their more powerful neighbors.

From Project Gutenberg