Alpes

See also: alpes

French

Etymology

From Latin Alpēs, q.v.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alp/

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Proper noun

les Alpes f pl (plural only)

1. Alps (a mountain range in Western Europe)

Derived terms

• Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
• Alpes-Maritimes
• Alpin, alpin
• Rhône-Alpes

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 (perhaps substrate) source. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Compare Middle High German albe (“high mountain”), whence German Alb (“mountainous area”). Potentially related to Albanus or albus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈal.peːs/, [ˈäɫ̪peːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.pes/, [ˈälpes]

Proper noun

Alpēs f pl (genitive Alpium); third declension

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

Usage notes

Only rarely found as the singular Alpis.

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Alpēs
Genitive	Alpium
Dative	Alpibus
Accusative	Alpēs Alpīs
Ablative	Alpibus
Vocative	Alpēs
Locative	Alpibus

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 Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Norman

Etymology

From Latin Alpēs.

Pronunciation

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Noun

L's Alpes f pl

1. (Jersey) Alps

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Alpēs.

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalpes/ [ˈal.pes]

Proper noun

Los Alpes m pl

1. The Alps

Related terms

• alpino