Alemannic

American  

[al-uh-man-ik] / ˌæl əˈmæn ɪk /

Or Alamannic

noun

1. the high German speech of Switzerland, Alsace, and southwestern Germany.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Alemannic or the Alemanni.

Alemannic British  

/ ˌæləˈmænɪk /

noun

1. 1. the group of High German dialects spoken in Alsace, Switzerland, and SW Germany

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

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adjective

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

Etymology

Origin of Alemannic

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

Example Sentences

The Alemannic dialect, we have said, is at first harsh to the ear.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 54, April, 1862 by Various

Broad, crabbed, guttural, and unpleasant to the ear which is not thoroughly accustomed to its sound, the Alemannic patois was, in truth, a most unpromising material.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 54, April, 1862 by Various

Ethnic groups: Alemannic 87.5%, Italian, Turkish, and other 12.5%

From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The bishops of Rome, Cordova, Trier, Poitiers, Toulouse, Calaris, Milan, and Vercellæ were in exile, but Gaul was now partly shielded from persecution by the varying fortunes of Julian's Alemannic war.

From The Arian Controversy by Gwatkin, Henry Melvill

Hurter's Memorabilia, concerning the French allies in Swabia, who attempted to found an Alemannic Republic.

From Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 by Horrocks, Mrs. George