Alan in Latin
Alan in Latin is Alānī, Alanus — Alan means a member of the Alans, a nomadic Iranian-speaking people who roamed the Eurasian steppe in the first millennium AD.
Alan in Latin
Alānī
(historical) A member of a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic pastoralists of the 1st millennium AD who spoke an Eastern Iranian language derived from Scytho-Sarmatian and which in turn evolved into modern Ossetian.
Alanus
A en given name.
What does "Alan" mean?
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noun A member of the Alans, a nomadic Iranian-speaking people who roamed the Eurasian steppe in the first millennium AD.
"Historians trace the Alans' migrations from the steppes all the way into Roman Gaul and Iberia."
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- Historians trace the Alans' migrations from the steppes all the way into Roman Gaul and Iberia.
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What is "Alan" in Latin?
"Alan" in Latin is Alānī, Alanus. Alan means: A member of the Alans, a nomadic Iranian-speaking people who roamed the Eurasian steppe in the first millennium AD.
How do you use "Alan" in a sentence?
Example: "Historians trace the Alans' migrations from the steppes all the way into Roman Gaul and Iberia." In Latin, "Alan" is Alānī, Alanus.
Are there other ways to say "Alan" in Latin?
Yes — Latin has 2 translations listed for "Alan": Alānī, Alanus.
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