Alanic

English

Etymology

From Alan +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈleɪnɪk/, /əˈlɑːnɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈleɪnɪk/, /əˈlɑnɪk/

Adjective

Alanic (comparative more Alanic, superlative most Alanic)

1. Of or pertaining to the Alans (Iranian nomadic pastoral people of antiquity and the Middle Ages) or their language.

   Synonym: Alanian

Translations

of or pertaining to Alans or their language

• Armenian: ալանական (alanakan)
• Finnish: alaanilainen
• French: alain (fr)
• Hungarian: alán (hu)
• Italian: alano (it)
• Latin: Alanicus, Alanus
• Ossetian: ала́йнаг (alájnag)
• Polish: alański
• Russian: ала́нский (ru) (alánskij)
• Spanish: alano (es)

Proper noun

Alanic

1. the Iranian language of the Alans, from which modern Ossetian may be descended

Translations

language

• Armenian: ալաներեն (alaneren)
• Circassian:

  West Circassian: аланыбз (alanəbz)

• Finnish: alaani
• French: alain (fr)
• Russian: ала́нский (ru) (alánskij)

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Alanic terms

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code xln (SIL)

Anagrams

• Lacina, canail