alemán

Etymology

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

Adjective

alemán m sg (feminine singular alemana, neuter singular alemano, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanes)

1. German (of or pertaining to Germany)

Noun

alemán m sg (feminine singular alemana, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanes)

1. a German (person)

Proper noun

alemán m

1. German (language)

Etymology

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

Adjective

alemán m (feminine singular alemá, masculine plural alemáns, feminine plural alemás)

1. German (relating to Germany or to the German language)

Noun

alemán m (plural alemáns) (alemá f, alemás f pl)

1. German (inhabitant of Germany or person of German descent)

Proper noun

alemán m

1. German language

Etymology

From French allemand, from Late Latin Alemannus, from Proto-Germanic *Alamanniz, most likely from the roots of all + man.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aleˈman/, [aleˈmãn]

Adjective

alemán (feminine singular alemana, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanas)

1. German (relating to Germany or to the German language)

   Synonyms: germano, teutón (colloquial)

   Este carro alemán es rojo

   This German car is red.

Noun

alemán m (plural alemanes, feminine alemana, feminine plural alemanas)

1. German (inhabitant of Germany or person of German descent)

   Synonym: teutón (colloquial)

   Esta mañana llegaron unos alemanes a Bogotá.

   This morning, some Germans arrived at Bogotá.

Proper noun

alemán m

1. German (language)

   Synonym: alto alemán

   Llevo dos años aprendiendo alemán.

   I've been learning German for two years.

Further reading

• “alemán” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.