alp
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English
Etymology
Late Middle English, back-formation from alps pl, via French from Latin Alpes (“high mountains, especially those of Switzerland”). Compare Old Saxon elbon (“Alps”), Old High German Alpūn (“Alps”); Old High German alba (“alp, mountain”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
alp (plural alps)
- A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
- 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 42, line 529:
- Nor breath of Vernal Air from ſnowy Alp.
- 1711 May, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: […] W[illiam] Lewis […]; and sold by W[illiam] Taylor […], T[homas] Osborn[e] […], and J[ohn] Graves […], →OCLC, page 15:
- Hills peep o'er Hills, and Alps on Alps ariſe!
- 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, published 1959, →OCLC:
- There is a great alp of sand, one hundred metres high, between the pines and the ocean, […]
- An alpine meadow.
- 1942, Marco Pallis, Peaks and Lamas, page 54:
- At the alp of Khyarkuti, a wide flat at the junction of several glens […]
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Back-formation from Alpen.
Pronunciation
Noun
alp m (plural alpen, diminutive alpje n)
- alp, (very) high mountain
Derived terms
Related terms
French
Phrase
alp
Irish
Etymology 1
Noun
alp m (genitive singular ailp, nominative plural alpa)
- alp (high mountain)
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Etymology 2
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Verb
alp (present analytic alpann, future analytic alpfaidh, verbal noun alpadh, past participle alptha)
Conjugation
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | alpaim | alpann tú; alpair† |
alpann sé, sí | alpaimid | alpann sibh | alpann siad; alpaid† |
a alpann; a alpas / a n-alpann* |
alptar |
| past | d'alp mé; d'alpas / alp mé‡; alpas‡ |
d'alp tú; d'alpais / alp tú; alpais‡ |
d'alp sé, sí / alp sé, sí‡ |
d'alpamar; d'alp muid / alpamar; alp muid‡ |
d'alp sibh; d'alpabhair / alp sibh; alpabhair‡ |
d'alp siad; d'alpadar / alp siad; alpadar‡ |
a d'alp / ar alp* |
alpadh; halpadh† | |
| past habitual | d'alpainn / alpainn‡; n-alpainn‡‡ |
d'alptá / alptá‡; n-alptᇇ |
d'alpadh sé, sí / alpadh sé, sí‡; n-alpadh sé, s퇇 |
d'alpaimis; d'alpadh muid / alpaimis; alpadh muid‡; n-alpaimis‡‡; n-alpadh muid‡‡ |
d'alpadh sibh / alpadh sibh‡; n-alpadh sibh‡‡ |
d'alpaidís; d'alpadh siad / alpaidís; alpadh siad‡; n-alpaidís‡‡; n-alpadh siad‡‡ |
a d'alpadh / a n-alpadh* |
d'alptaí / alptaí‡; n-alpta퇇 | |
| future | alpfaidh mé; alpfad |
alpfaidh tú; alpfair† |
alpfaidh sé, sí | alpfaimid; alpfaidh muid |
alpfaidh sibh | alpfaidh siad; alpfaid† |
a alpfaidh; a alpfas / a n-alpfaidh* |
alpfar | |
| conditional | d'alpfainn / alpfainn‡; n-alpfainn‡‡ | d'alpfá / alpfá‡; n-alpfᇇ | d'alpfadh sé, sí / alpfadh sé, sí‡; n-alpfadh sé, s퇇 | d'alpfaimis; d'alpfadh muid / alpfaimis‡; alpfadh muid‡; n-alpfaimis‡‡; n-alpfadh muid‡‡ | d'alpfadh sibh / alpfadh sibh‡; n-alpfadh sibh‡‡ | d'alpfaidís; d'alpfadh siad / alpfaidís‡; alpfadh siad‡; n-alpfaidís‡‡; n-alpfadh siad‡‡ | a d'alpfadh / a n-alpfadh* |
d'alpfaí / alpfaí‡; n-alpfa퇇 | |
| subjunctive | present | go n-alpa mé; go n-alpad† |
go n-alpa tú; go n-alpair† |
go n-alpa sé, sí | go n-alpaimid; go n-alpa muid |
go n-alpa sibh | go n-alpa siad; go n-alpaid† |
— | go n-alptar |
| past | dá n-alpainn | dá n-alptá | dá n-alpadh sé, sí | dá n-alpaimis; dá n-alpadh muid |
dá n-alpadh sibh | dá n-alpaidís; dá n-alpadh siad |
— | dá n-alptaí | |
| imperative | alpaim | alp | alpadh sé, sí | alpaimis | alpaigí; alpaidh† |
alpaidís | — | alptar | |
| verbal noun | alpadh | ||||||||
| past participle | alptha | ||||||||
conjugation of alp (first conjugation – A)
Derived terms
Related terms
- alpaireacht f (“(act of) bolting food; voracious eating; (act of) grabbing”)
- alpartha (“greedy; stout, burly”, adjective)
Etymology 3
Noun
alp f (genitive singular ailpe, nominative plural ailpeanna)
- Alternative form of ailp (“lump, chunk; knob”)
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Etymology 4
Noun
alp m (genitive singular ailp, nominative plural alpa)
- Alternative form of earc (“lizard; reptile”)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| alp | n-alp | halp | t-alp |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alp”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “alp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “alp”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “alp”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
Middle High German
Alternative forms
- (elf, spirit): alb
Etymology
From Old High German alp (13th century), from Proto-West Germanic *albi.
Pronunciation
Noun
Declension
Declension of alp (masculine, class 2 strong)
Descendants
- German: Alb
References
- Marshall Jones Company (1930). Mythology of All Races Series, Volume 2 Eddic, Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| alp | n-alp | h-alp | t-alp |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “alp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
alp c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | alp | alps |
| definite | alpen | alpens | |
| plural | indefinite | alper | alpers |
| definite | alperna | alpernas |
Related terms
References
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Alp”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Turkish
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