Ălĕmanni (Ălămanni and Ălă-mani), ōrum, m. [= Alle-Männer],
I the Alemanni , German tribes who (as their name indicates) formed a confederation on the Upper Rhine and Danube , from whom the Gauls transferred the name to the whole German nation; cf. Aur. Vict. Caes. 21; Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 17; Sid. 5, 375.—
II Derivv.,
1 Ălĕmannĭa ( Ălăm- ), ae, f. [cf. Fr. Allemagne; Ital. Alemagna], the country of the Alemanni , Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 234.—
2 Ălĕmannĭcus ( Ălăm- ), a, um, adj., Alemannic , pertaining to the Alemanni : tentoria, Amm. 27, 2.—Hence, a surname of Caracalla , on account of his victory over the Alemanni , Spart. Carac. 10. —
3 Ălĕmannus ( Ălăm- ), i, m., a surname of the emperor Gratian , on account of his victory over the Alemanni , Aur. Vict. Epit. 47.