LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Alānus1

Alānus (feminine Alāna, neuter Alānum)
Classical[aˈɫaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈlaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the Alan tribe

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeAlānusAlānaAlānum
genitiveAlānīAlānaeAlānī
dativeAlānōAlānaeAlānō
accusativeAlānumAlānamAlānum
ablativeAlānōAlānāAlānō
vocativeAlāneAlānaAlānum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeAlānīAlānaeAlāna
genitiveAlānōrumAlānārumAlānōrum
dativeAlānīsAlānīsAlānīs
accusativeAlānōsAlānāsAlāna
ablativeAlānīsAlānīsAlānīs
vocativeAlānīAlānaeAlāna

Ălānus, a, um, adj.,
I. of or pertaining to the Alani, = Ἀλανοί, a very warlike Scythian nation upon the Tanais and Palus Mœotis: gens Alana, Claud. B. Get. 583.—Subst.: ălānus, i, m., one of the Alani, Luc. 10, 454.—Com. plur.: ălāni, ōrum, the Alani, Plin. 4, 12, 25, § 80; Sen. Thyest. 629; Luc. 8, 223; Val. Fl. 642.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλᾱνός (Alānós), Ἀλᾱνοί (Alānoí). Perhaps renewed in Late Latin, especially in Spain in the meaning "dog breed", as a Migration Period Wanderwort, e.g. via Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*alans).

noun · masculinesecond declension
Alānus2
Alānus m (genitive Alānī, feminine Alāna)
Classical[aˈɫaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈlaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. Alan (a member of the Alan tribe)
  2. Medieval Latinalaunt (an extinct hunting dog breed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAlānus
Alāna		Alānī
Alānae
genitiveAlānī
Alānae		Alānōrum
Alānārum
dativeAlānō
Alānae		Alānīs
accusativeAlānum
Alānam		Alānōs
Alānās
ablativeAlānō
Alānā		Alānīs
vocativeAlāne
Alāna		Alānī
Alānae

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλᾱνός (Alānós), Ἀλᾱνοί (Alānoí). Perhaps renewed in Late Latin, especially in Spain in the meaning "dog breed", as a Migration Period Wanderwort, e.g. via Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*alans).

Descendants
  • EnglishAlanfrom Old Breton Ala
  • FrenchAlainfrom Old Breton Ala
  • Spanishalanofrom Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃
  • Catalanalàfrom Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃
  • Frenchalainfrom Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃
  • Frenchalanfrom Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃
  • Englishalauntfrom Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃
  • Englishalanfrom Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃
  • Englishalantfrom Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃
  • Italianalanofrom Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Alānus3
Alānus m (genitive Alānī, feminine Alana)
Classical[aˈɫaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈlaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latina male given name, equivalent to English Alan

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAlānusAlānī
genitiveAlānīAlānōrum
dativeAlānōAlānīs
accusativeAlānumAlānōs
ablativeAlānōAlānīs
vocativeAlāneAlānī

Origins

Unclear origin. Perhaps Latinization of a Celtic name such as Old Breton Alan, belonging to several Breton saints and borrowed as English Alan and French Alain. This could be connected with Irish ail (“noble”), or else has been borrowed by Breton from the word under Etymology 1.

Quick answers

What does Alānus mean in Latin?
Alānus, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to the Alan tribe”.
How do you pronounce Alānus?
In classical Latin, [aˈɫaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈlaː.nus].