Alphorn

See also: alphorn

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Alp +‎ Horn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlphorn/

Noun

Alphorn n (plural Alphörner)

1. (music) alphorn

German

Alternative forms

• Alpenhorn

Etymology

From Alp +‎ Horn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalpˌhɔʁn/, [ˈalpˌhɔʁn], [ˈalpˌhɔɐ̯n]

• Audio:

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Noun

Alphorn n (strong, genitive Alphornes or Alphorns, plural Alphörner)

1. alphorn

Declension

Declension of Alphorn [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Alphorn	die	Alphörner
genitive	eines	des	Alphornes, Alphorns	der	Alphörner
dative	einem	dem	Alphorn, Alphorne1	den	Alphörnern
accusative	ein	das	Alphorn	die	Alphörner

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Alphorn” in Duden online
• Alphorn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de