Alpes

See also: alpes

French

Etymology

From Latin Alpēs, from albus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alp/

Proper noun

Alpes

1. Alps (a mountain range in Western Europe)

Derived terms

• Alpin, alpin

Anagrams

• lapes, pâles, pelas

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German

Noun

Alpes m

1. genitive singular of Alp

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Latin

Etymology

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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.peːs/, [ˈaɫ.peːs]

Proper noun

Alpēs f pl (genitive Alpium); third declension

1. (geography) The Alps
2. (with following adjective) A particular portion of the Alps.

Inflection

Third declension i-stem, with locative.

Case	Plural
nominative	Alpēs
genitive	Alpium
dative	Alpibus
accusative	Alpēs
ablative	Alpibus
vocative	Alpēs
locative	Alpibus

Usage notes

Only rarely found as the singular Alpis.

Derived terms

• alpicus
• alpīnus

References

• 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 Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)

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Norman

Etymology

From Latin Alpēs, from albus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey)

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Noun

L's Alpes f pl

1. (Jersey) Alps

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Alpēs, from albus (“white”).

Proper noun

Alpes m pl

1. Alps (a mountain range in western Europe)

Related terms

• alpinismo

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Alpēs, from albus (“white”).

Proper noun

Los Alpes m pl

1. The Alps