/al.mɑ̃/
Translation
German; as a noun, the German language
Word origin
From Latin Alemanni, the Roman name for a confederation of Germanic peoples settled along the upper Rhine. French took its word for the whole country and language from that one tribal group, which is why it differs from English 'German'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- Alemanni
Grammar
Examples
' .
My car is German and it has never broken down.
l' l' .
He has been learning German since the age of twelve.
week-end .
We spent a weekend in a German village near the border.
grammaire , .
German grammar frightens people, wrongly.
traduit .
She translates German novels into French.
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