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Alemannic
or Al·a·man·nic
[ al-uh-man-ik ]
noun
- the high German speech of Switzerland, Alsace, and southwestern Germany. Compare Bavarian ( def 3 ).
adjective
- of or relating to Alemannic or the Alemanni.
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
- of or relating to the Alemanni, their speech, or the High German dialects descended from it
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Alemannic1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Alemannic1
C18: from Late Latin Alamannicus, of Germanic origin
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