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English
Noun
Alani
- plural of Alan
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλᾱνοί (Alānoí).
Proper noun
Alānī m pl (genitive Alānōrum); second declension
- Alans (a Scytho-Sarmatian tribe dwelling near the river Tanais)
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Related terms
Noun
Alānī
- inflection of Alānus:
- nominative/vocative plural
- genitive singular
References
- ^ Agustí Alemany (2000) Sources on the Alans: A Critical Compilation, BRILL, →ISBN
Further reading
- Alani in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Alani”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly