Alp

See also: alp, ALP, and Ālp

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalp]
• Rhymes: -alp
• Hyphenation: Alp

Proper noun

Alp

1. genitive plural of Alpy

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alp/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -alp
• Homophone: Alb
• Hyphenation: Alp

Noun

Alp m (strong, genitive Alps or Alpes, plural Alpe)

1. alternative form of Alb (“creature that sits on one's chest at night, or a nightmare supposedly caused by such a creature”)
   • 1852, Karl Marx, Der achtzehnte Brumaire des Louis Bonaparte [The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon], section 115:

     Die Tradition aller toten Geschlechter lastet wie ein Alp auf dem Gehirne der Lebenden.

     The traditions of every dead generation weigh like a nightmare upon the brains of the living.

Declension

Declension of Alp [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Alp	die	Alpe
genitive	eines	des	Alps, Alpes	der	Alpe
dative	einem	dem	Alp, Alpe1	den	Alpen
accusative	einen	den	Alp	die	Alpe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Noun

Alp f (genitive Alp, plural Alpen)

1. (chiefly Switzerland, Austria) alternative form of Alb (“upland”)

Declension

Declension of Alp [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Alp	die	Alpen
genitive	einer	der	Alp	der	Alpen
dative	einer	der	Alp	den	Alpen
accusative	eine	die	Alp	die	Alpen

Further reading

• “Alp” in Duden online

Irish

Proper noun

Alp

1. genitive plural of Alpa

Mutation

Mutated forms of Alp

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Alp	nAlp	hAlp	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalp/
• Rhymes: -alp
• Syllabification: Alp

Proper noun

Alp f

1. genitive plural of Alpy

   Alternative form: (obsolete) Alpów m inan

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɫp/
• Rhymes: -aɫp
• Hyphenation: Alp

Etymology 1

From alp (“brave, hero”).

Proper noun

Alp

1. a male given name

See also

• Alparslan
• Alper
• Alperen
• Alptekin

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آلپ (Alp), borrowed from French les Alpes.

Proper noun

Alp

1. the Alps

   Synonym: Alpler

Derived terms

• Alp Dağları
• Alp disiplini
• alpyıldızı