alemán

See also: aleman, Aleman, and Alemán

Asturian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. German (of or pertaining to Germany)

Inflection

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

Noun

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

1. a German (person)

Noun

alemán m (uncountable)

1. German (language)

Galician

Alternative forms

• alamán
• alemám, alemão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

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

Noun

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

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

Noun

alemán m (uncountable)

1. German language

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “alamã”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “alaman”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alemán”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alemán”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alemán”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aleˈman/ [a.leˈmãn]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: a‧le‧mán

Adjective

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

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

   Synonyms: germano, (colloquial) teutón

Derived terms

• alano alemán
• antialemán
• asado alemán
• avispa alemana
• marco alemán
• pastor alemán

 

Related terms

• Alemania

 

Noun

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

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

   Synonym: (colloquial) teutón

   Esta mañana llegaron unos alemanes a Bogotá.

   This morning, some Germans arrived at Bogotá.

Noun

alemán m (uncountable)

1. German (language)

   Synonym: alto alemán

   Llevo dos años aprendiendo alemán.

   I've been learning German for two years.

Derived terms

• alemán antiguo
• alto alemán
• alto alemán medio
• bajo alemán

 

Further reading

• “alemán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Anagrams

• almena