Almayn

Cornish

Baner Repoblek Keffrysek Almayn.
Repoblek Keffrysek Almayn yn an Unyans Europek.

Etymology

From Old French Alemaigne, from Latin Alemānnia from Alemannī, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *alamann-. Doublet of Alman (“German man”). Compare Welsh Almaen.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Almayn m

  1. Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)
    Synonym: Jermany

Coordinate terms

countries in Europe: powyow Europa (appendix)edit

Derived terms

  • Alman m (“German”)
  • Almanes f (“German”)
  • almaynek (“German”, adjective)
  • Almaynek (“German language”)
  • brygh Almayn (“rubella”)
  • Repoblek Keffrysek Almayn (“Federal Republic of Germany”)

References

  • Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 10
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