Alpes
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See also: alpes
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Alpēs, from albus (“white”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
les Alpes
- Alps (a mountain range in Western Europe)
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Noun[edit]
Alpes m
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- or from a non-Indo-European source. Compare Middle High German albe (“high mountain”), whence German Alb (“mountainous area”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Alpēs f pl (genitive Alpium); third declension
Usage notes[edit]
Only rarely found as the singular Alpis.
Inflection[edit]
Third declension i-stem, with locative.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Alpēs |
Genitive | Alpium |
Dative | Alpibus |
Accusative | Alpēs |
Ablative | Alpibus |
Vocative | Alpēs |
Locative | Alpibus |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Alpes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Alpes in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Alpes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Alpēs, from albus (“white”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Noun[edit]
L's Alpes f pl
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Alpēs, from albus (“white”).
Proper noun[edit]
Alpes m pl
Related terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Alpēs, from albus (“white”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Los Alpes m pl
- The Alps
Related terms[edit]
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