Alanus

Latin la: Pronunciation Alānus Etymology 1 la xsc-sar-pro xsc-pro ira-pro iir-pro ine-pro Borrowed from la grc Ἀλᾱνός, grc Ἀλᾱνοί. Perhaps renewed in Late Latin, especially in Spain in the meaning "dog breed", as a Migration Period Wanderwort, e.g. via got *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃.en Agustí Alemany Sources on the Alans: A Critical Compilation 2000 BRILL https://books.google.com/books?id=8bZ4c5oZpNAC&lpg=PA5&pg=PA5 978-90-04-11442-5 Alternative forms la Halānus Alaunus Adjective Alānus of or pertaining to the Alan tribe Declension Alānus Noun Alānus<2.both> Alāna Alan a member of the Alan tribe la Medieval Latin alaunt an extinct hunting dog breed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff Declension Alānus 1 Related terms la Alānia Descendants Note: none are likely to be directly inherited. 1 obt Ala 1n en Alan 1 fr Alain 1 1 got *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 1 osp alan a dog breed 1 es alano pro alan 1 ca alà gl alán 1 1 fro alans alanz fr alain alan en alaunt 1 1 it alano 1 pt alão 1 ca alà 1 gl alano 1 en Alan 1 fr alain 1 it alano 1 pt alano 1 es alano 1 Etymology 2 Unclear origin. Perhaps Latinization of a la cel name such as obt Alan, belonging to several Breton saints and borrowed as en Alan and fr Alain. This could be connected with ga ail noble, or else has been borrowed by Breton from the word under Etymology 1.Alano; in: Roberto Faure, Diccionario de nombres propios, 2007, 978-84-670-2375-6 Proper noun Alānus<2.both> Alana la Medieval Latin la male Alan Declension Alānus<2.both> References 24 289 *alanus Further reading