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Alanus

Pronunciation: [aˈɫaː.nʊs]

“Alanus” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the Alan tribe

noun

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

Etymology

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).

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