Almaen

Welsh

Etymology

From Old French Alemaigne, from Latin Alemannia.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈalmaɨ̯n/
    • (with definite article) IPA(key): /əˈralmaɨ̯n/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈalmai̯n/
    • (with definite article) IPA(key): /əˈralmai̯n/

Proper noun

yr Almaen f

  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)

Usage notes

  • This country name is always preceded by the definite article yr.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • Almaenaidd (“German”)
  • Almaeneg (“German language”)
  • Almaenes (“German woman”)
  • Almaenwr (“German (person)”)
  • Gweriniaeth Ffederal yr Almaen (“Federal Republic of Germany”)
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