Alani

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See also: alani and ʻalani

English

Noun

Alani

  1. plural of Alan

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλᾱνοί (Alānoí).[1]

Proper noun

Alānī m pl (genitive Alānōrum); second declension

  1. Alans (a Scytho-Sarmatian tribe dwelling near the river Tanais)

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Alānī
genitive Alānōrum
dative Alānīs
accusative Alānōs
ablative Alānīs
vocative Alānī

Noun

Alānī

  1. inflection of Alānus:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive singular

References

  1. ^ 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