alpes

See also: Alpes and Alpės

French

Noun

alpes m

1. plural of alpe

Portuguese

Etymology

Compare Scottish Gaelic alp, and Irish alp. Cognate of Galician alpe.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.pis/ [ˈaʊ̯.pis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.pis/ [ˈaʊ̯.pis]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.piʃ/ [ˈaʊ̯.piʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.pes/ [ˈaʊ̯.pes]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.pɨʃ/ [ˈaɫ.pɨʃ]

Noun

alpes m pl (plural only)

1. mountain pastures
2. hights places

Further reading

• “alpes”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026