Alemannic

or Al·a·man·nic

[ al-uh-man-ik ]

noun
  1. the high German speech of Switzerland, Alsace, and southwestern Germany.: Compare Bavarian (def. 3).

adjective
  1. of or relating to Alemannic or the Alemanni.

Origin of Alemannic

1
1770–80; <Latin Alamannicus:see Alemanni, -ic

Words Nearby Alemannic

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British Dictionary definitions for Alemannic

Alemannic

/ (ˌæləˈmænɪk) /


noun
    • the group of High German dialects spoken in Alsace, Switzerland, and SW Germany

    • the language of the ancient Alemanni, from which these modern dialects have developed: See also Old High German

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Alemanni, their speech, or the High German dialects descended from it

Origin of Alemannic

1
C18: from Late Latin Alamannicus, of Germanic origin

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