alpine

See also: Alpine

English

Etymology

From Latin Alpīnus, from Alpēs (“the Alps”). Cognates include French alpin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæl.paɪn/

Adjective

alpine (comparative more alpine, superlative most alpine)

1. Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timber line

   alpine snows

2. (skiing) Of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing. (Compare Nordic.)

Derived terms

• Alpine County
• alpine pasqueflower
• alpine marmot

Translations

of or relating to mountains

• Catalan: alpí m
• Finnish: alpiininen
• Italian: alpestre (it), alpino (it)
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• Portuguese: alpestre, montês (pt), montanhês, montesino
• Russian: альпи́йский (ru) (alʹpíjskij), го́рный (ru) (górnyj), высокого́рный (ru) (vysokogórnyj)

of or relating to slalom or downhill skiing

• Catalan: alpí m
• Finnish: alppilaji-
• Italian: alpino (it)
• Norwegian: alpint m
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• Portuguese: alpino (pt)
• Russian: альпи́йский (ru) (alʹpíjskij)
• Swedish: alpin (sv)

Noun

alpine (plural alpines)

1. Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden

Anagrams

• Lapine, Nepali, apelin, penial, pineal, plaine

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French alpin, alpine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑlˈpi.nə/

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• Hyphenation: al‧pi‧ne
• Rhymes: -inə

Adjective

alpine (comparative alpiner, superlative meest alpine or alpinest)

1. Alternative form of alpien.

Inflection

Declension of alpine
uninflected	alpine
inflected	alpine
comparative	alpiner
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		alpine	alpiner	het alpinest het alpineste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	alpine	alpinere	alpineste
	n. sing.	alpine	alpiner	alpineste
	plural	alpine	alpinere	alpineste
definite		alpine	alpinere	alpineste
partitive		alpines	alpiners	—

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French

Adjective

alpine

1. feminine singular of alpin

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Italian

Adjective

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective alpino.

Anagrams

• paline, penali

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) alpīne

1. vocative masculine singular of alpīnus