Alani

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See also: alani and ʻalani

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

Alani

  1. plural of Alan

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Alānī m pl (genitive Alānōrum); second declension

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

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Alānī
Genitive Alānōrum
Dative Alānīs
Accusative Alānōs
Ablative Alānīs
Vocative Alānī

Related terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

Alānī

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Agustí Alemany (2000) Sources on the Alans: A Critical Compilation‎[1], BRILL, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

  • 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
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