Ἀλανοί

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἀλαῦνοι (Alaûnoi)

Etymology

From Proto-Sarmatian *Allān. Doublet of Ἀριανοί (Arianoí).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.laː.nǒi̯/ → /a.laˈny/ → /a.laˈni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.laː.nǒi̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.laˈny/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.laˈny/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.laˈny/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.laˈni/

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

Second declension of οἱ Ἀλᾱνοί; τῶν Ἀλᾱνῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ Ἀλᾱνοί hoi Alānoí
Genitive	τῶν Ἀλᾱνῶν tôn Alānôn
Dative	τοῖς Ἀλᾱνοῖς toîs Alānoîs
Accusative	τοὺς Ἀλᾱνούς toùs Alānoús
Vocative	Ἀλᾱνοί Alānoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Ἀλᾱνῐ́ᾱ (Alānĭ́ā)
• Ἀλᾱνῐκός (Alānĭkós)

Descendants

• → Latin: Alānī

Further reading

• Ἀλανοί in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)