# alemán
## Asturian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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)
* German (of or pertaining to Germany)

#### Inflection
### Noun

alemán m sg (feminine singular alemana, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanes)
* a German (person)

### Noun

alemán m (uncountable)
* 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: /aleˈmaŋ/ [a.leˈmɑ̃ŋ]
* Rhymes: -aŋ
* Hyphenation: a‧le‧mán

### Adjective

alemán (feminine alemá, masculine plural alemáns, feminine plural alemás)
* German (relating to Germany or to the German language)

### Noun

alemán m (plural alemáns, feminine alemá, feminine plural alemás)
* German (inhabitant of Germany or person of German descent)

### Noun

alemán m (uncountable)
* 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: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alemán”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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: /aleˈman/ [a.leˈmãn]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -an
* Syllabification: a‧le‧mán

### Adjective

alemán (feminine alemana, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanas)
* German (of, from or relating to Germany)
    Synonyms: germano, (colloquial) teutón
* German (relating to the German language)

#### 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)
* German (native or inhabitant of Germany) (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonym: (colloquial) teutón
    Esta mañana llegaron unos alemanes a Bogotá.This morning, some Germans arrived at Bogotá.

### Noun

alemán m (uncountable)
* 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* almena