Alpach

See also: alpach

Irish

Etymology

From na hAlpa (“the Alps”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Alpach (genitive singular masculine Alpaigh, genitive singular feminine Alpaí, plural Alpacha, comparative Alpaí)

1. (geography) Alpine

Declension

Declension of Alpach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Alpach	Alpach	Alpacha
Vocative	Alpaigh		Alpacha
Genitive		Alpaí	Alpacha	Alpach
Dative	Alpach	Alpach; Alpaigh (archaic)	Alpacha
Comparative	níos Alpaí
Superlative	is Alpaí

Derived terms

• fo-alpach (“subalpine”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Alpach	nAlpach	hAlpach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Alpach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Alpine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024