Ἀλανοί

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Ἀλαῦνοι (Alaûnoi)

Etymology

From Proto-Ossetic *Allānʉ. Doublet of Ἀριανοί (Arianoí).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Ἀλᾱνοί • (Alānoí) m pl (genitive Ἀλᾱνῶν); first declension

  1. Alans (Scytho-Sarmatian tribe dwelling near the river Tanais north of the Black Sea)

Inflection

  • Ἀλᾱνῐκός (Alānikós)
  • Ἀλᾱνῐ́ᾱ (Alāníā)

Descendants

  • Latin: Alānī

References

  1. Agustí Alemany (2000) Sources on the Alans: A Critical Compilation, BRILL, →ISBN

Further reading

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