Alain

See also: alain and Al Ain

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Alain.

Proper noun

Alain

1. A male given name from French, equivalent to English Alan.

Basque

Etymology

From French Alain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alai̯n/ [a.lãĩ̯n]
• Rhymes: -alai̯n
• Hyphenation: A‧lain

Proper noun

Alain anim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alan

Declension

Declension of Alain (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite
absolutive	Alain
ergative	Alainek
dative	Alaini
genitive	Alainen
comitative	Alainekin
causative	Alainengatik
benefactive	Alainentzat
instrumental	Alainez
inessive	Alainengan
locative	—
allative	Alainengana
terminative	Alainenganaino
directive	Alainenganantz
destinative	Alainenganako
ablative	Alainengandik
partitive	Alainik
prolative	Alaintzat

References

• “Alain”, in Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia [Basque Onomastic Database], Euskaltzaindia

French

Etymology

First attested in Old French, from Old Breton Alan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.lɛ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Proper noun

Alain m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alan

Descendants

• → Armenian: Ալեն (Alen)
• → Chinese: → 阿蘭／阿兰 (Ālán) (transliteration)

Old French

Etymology

From Old Breton Alan, of disputed origin. See Alan.

Proper noun

Alain m (nominative singular Alains)

1. a male given name