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alemán

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See also: aleman, Aleman, and Alemán

Asturian

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Etymology

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From French allemand, from Late Latin Alemannus from Proto-Germanic *Alamann-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aleˈman/, [a.leˈmãŋ]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Hyphenation: a‧le‧mán

Adjective

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alemán m sg (feminine singular alemana, neuter singular alemano, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanes)

  1. German (of or pertaining to Germany)

Inflection

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gend/num singular plural
masculine alemán alemanes
feminine alemana alemanes
neuter alemano -

Noun

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alemán m sg (feminine singular alemana, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanes)

  1. a German (person)

Noun

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alemán m (uncountable)

  1. German (language)

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First attested in the 13th century (alamã, alaman). From Old French allemand, from Late Latin Alemannus from Proto-Germanic *Alamann-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aleˈmaŋ/ [a.leˈmɑ̃ŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Hyphenation: a‧le‧mán

Adjective

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alemán (feminine alemá, masculine plural alemáns, feminine plural alemás)

  1. German (relating to Germany or to the German language)

Noun

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alemán m (plural alemáns, feminine alemá, feminine plural alemás)

  1. German (inhabitant of Germany or person of German descent)

Noun

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alemán m (uncountable)

  1. German language

References

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French allemand, from Late Latin Alemannus, from Proto-Germanic *Alamann-, most likely from the roots of all + man.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aleˈman/ [a.leˈmãn]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧mán

Adjective

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alemán (feminine alemana, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanas)

  1. German (of, from or relating to Germany)
    Synonyms: germano, (colloquial) teutón
  2. German (relating to the German language)

Derived terms

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Noun

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alemán m (plural alemanes, feminine alemana, feminine plural alemanas)

  1. German (native or inhabitant of Germany) (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonym: (colloquial) teutón
    Esta mañana llegaron unos alemanes a Bogotá.
    This morning, some Germans arrived at Bogotá.

Noun

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alemán m (uncountable)

  1. German (language)
    Synonym: alto alemán
    Llevo dos años aprendiendo alemán.
    I've been learning German for two years.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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