alp

See also: ālp-, Alp, ALP, and Ālp

Translingual

Symbol

alp

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Alune.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Alune terms

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

• IPA^(key): /ælp/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

alp (plural alps)

1. 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, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:

     There is a great alp of sand, one hundred metres high, between the pines and the ocean, […]

2. 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

• alpine
• alpinely
• alpinism
• alpinist
• alpland

Translations

very high mountain

• Finnish: alppi
• German: Alm (de) f
• Portuguese: alpe (pt) m
• Swedish: alp (sv) c

Anagrams

• APL, LPA, PAL, PLA, Pal, Pla, lap, pal

Danish

Etymology

From German Alp, or maybe more specifically Alemannic German Alp.

Noun

alp c (singular definite alpen, plural indefinite alper)

1. a tall mountain
   1. alp; the Alps

      Coordinate term: sæter

Declension

Declension of alp

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alp	alpen	alper	alperne
genitive	alps	alpens	alpers	alpernes

Derived terms

• alpeland
• alpetop

References

• “alp” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Alp (superseded)

Etymology

Back-formation from Alpen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlp/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: alp
• Rhymes: -ɑlp

Noun

alp m (plural alpen, diminutive alpje n)

1. alp, (very) high mountain

Derived terms

• alpengierzwaluw
• alpenkauw
• alpenkraai
• alpenviooltje

Related terms

• alm

French

Phrase

alp

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) à la prochaine

Irish

Etymology 1

Compare English alp.

Noun

alp m (genitive singular ailp, nominative plural alpa)

1. alp (high mountain)

Declension

Declension of alp (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative alp aalpa vocative a ailp a alpa genitive ailp alp dative alp aalpa forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an t-alp na haalpa genitive an ailp na n-alp dative leis an alp don alp leis na haalpa

Related terms

• Alpach (“Alpine”, adjective)
• fo-alpach (“subalpine”, adjective)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

alp (present analytic alpann, future analytic alpfaidh, verbal noun alpadh, past participle alptha)

1. (transitive) devour, swallow whole
2. (transitive) grab

Conjugation

Conjugation of alp (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	alpaim	alpann tú; alpair†	alpann sé, sí	alpaimid; alpann muid	alpann sibh	alpann siad; alpaid†	a alpann; a alpas	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	alpadh; halpadh†
past habitual	d'alpainn / alpainn‡	d'alptá / alptá‡	d'alpadh sé, sí / alpadh sé, sí‡	d'alpaimis; d'alpadh muid / alpaimis‡; alpadh muid‡	d'alpadh sibh / alpadh sibh‡	d'alpaidís; d'alpadh siad / alpaidís‡; alpadh siad‡	a d'alpadh	d'alptaí / alptaí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	alpfaidh mé; alpfad	alpfaidh tú; alpfair†	alpfaidh sé, sí	alpfaimid; alpfaidh muid	alpfaidh sibh	alpfaidh siad; alpfaid†	a alpfaidh; a alpfas	alpfar
conditional	d'alpfainn / alpfainn‡	d'alpfá / alpfá‡	d'alpfadh sé, sí / alpfadh sé, sí‡	d'alpfaimis; d'alpfadh muid / alpfaimis‡; alpfadh muid‡	d'alpfadh sibh / alpfadh sibh‡	d'alpfaidís; d'alpfadh siad / alpfaidís‡; alpfadh siad‡	a d'alpfadh	d'alpfaí / alpfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
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	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	alpaim	alp	alpadh sé, sí	alpaimis	alpaigí; alpaidh†	alpaidís	—	alptar
past participle	alptha
verbal noun	alpadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

• alpach, alpúil (“voracious, greedy; grabbing”, adjective)
• alpaire m (“voracious eater; grabber”)

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)

1. alternative form of ailp (“lump, chunk; knob”)

Declension

Declension of alp (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative alp ailpeanna vocative a alp a ailpeanna genitive ailpe ailpeanna dative alp ailpeanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an alp na hailpeanna genitive na hailpe na n-ailpeanna dative leis an alp don alp leis na hailpeanna

Derived terms

• alpán
• alpóg

Etymology 4

Noun

alp m (genitive singular ailp, nominative plural alpa)

1. alternative form of earc (“lizard; reptile”)

Declension

Declension of alp (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative alp aalpa vocative a ailp a alpa genitive ailp alp dative alp aalpa forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an t-alp na haalpa genitive an ailp na n-alp dative leis an alp don alp leis na haalpa

Mutation

Mutated forms of alp

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 [Irish–English Dictionary], 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, 2013–2026

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• (elf, spirit): alb

Etymology

From Old High German alp (13th century), from Proto-West Germanic *albi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈalp/

Noun

alp m (plural elbe or elber)

1. elf
2. friendly spirit, ghostly being, genius, or fairy
3. nightmare (later meaning)

Declension

Declension of alp (strong masculine with umlaut)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	alp	die	elbe, elber
genitive	eines	dës	albes	dër	elbe, elber
dative	eime	dëm	albe	dën	elben, elbern
accusative	einen	dën	alp	die	elbe, elber

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

• ailp

Etymology

Possibly from Old Irish alp (“lump, loose mass”); see ailp.

Noun

alp f (genitive singular ailp, nominative plural alpa)

1. protuberance, eminence
2. mountain

Mutation

Mutation of alp

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

From French Alpes (“Alps”).

Noun

alp c

1. alp; a mountain in the Alps

Declension

Declension of alp

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	alp	alps
	definite	alpen	alpens
plural	indefinite	alper	alpers
	definite	alperna	alpernas

Related terms

• Alperna

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

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آلپ (alp), from Proto-Turkic *alp (“difficult, hard; warrior”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈaɫp/, [ˈɐɫp]

Adjective

alp

1. brave, heroic

Declension

Declension of alp

singular plural nominative alp alplar definite accusative alpı alpları dative alpa alplara locative alpta alplarda ablative alptan alplardan genitive alpın alpların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular alpım alplarım 2nd singular alpın alpların 3rd singular alpı alpları 1st plural alpımız alplarımız 2nd plural alpınız alplarınız 3rd plural alpları alpları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular alpımı alplarımı 2nd singular alpını alplarını 3rd singular alpını alplarını 1st plural alpımızı alplarımızı 2nd plural alpınızı alplarınızı 3rd plural alplarını alplarını dative singular plural 1st singular alpıma alplarıma 2nd singular alpına alplarına 3rd singular alpına alplarına 1st plural alpımıza alplarımıza 2nd plural alpınıza alplarınıza 3rd plural alplarına alplarına locative singular plural 1st singular alpımda alplarımda 2nd singular alpında alplarında 3rd singular alpında alplarında 1st plural alpımızda alplarımızda 2nd plural alpınızda alplarınızda 3rd plural alplarında alplarında ablative singular plural 1st singular alpımdan alplarımdan 2nd singular alpından alplarından 3rd singular alpından alplarından 1st plural alpımızdan alplarımızdan 2nd plural alpınızdan alplarınızdan 3rd plural alplarından alplarından genitive singular plural 1st singular alpımın alplarımın 2nd singular alpının alplarının 3rd singular alpının alplarının 1st plural alpımızın alplarımızın 2nd plural alpınızın alplarınızın 3rd plural alplarının alplarının

Synonyms

• cesur
• yiğit

Further reading

• “alp”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “alp”, in Nişanyan Sözlük