alp

See also: ālp-, Alp, ALP, and Ālp

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”)).

Noun

alp (plural alps)

  1. A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
  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

Translations

Anagrams

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Alp (superseded)

Etymology

Back-formation from Alpen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑlp/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: alp
  • Rhymes: -ɑlp

Noun

alp m (plural alpen, diminutive alpje n)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), (very) high mountain

Derived terms

French

Phrase

alp

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

Irish

Etymology 1

Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Noun

alp m (genitive singular ailp, nominative plural alpa)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (high mountain)
Declension
Declension of alp

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) aalpa
Vocative a ailp a alpa
Genitive ailp Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) aalpa

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-alp na haalpa
Genitive an ailp na n-alp
Dative leis an Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

don Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

 leis na haalpa

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)
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*; a n-alpas*		 alptar
past d'alp mé; d'alpas /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) mé‡; alpas‡		 d'alp tú; d'alpais /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) tú; alpais‡		 d'alp sé, sí /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) sé, sí‡		 d'alpamar; d'alp muid /
alpamar; Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) muid‡		 d'alp sibh; d'alpabhair /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) sibh;
alpabhair‡		 d'alp siad; d'alpadar /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) siad; alpadar‡		 a d'alp /
ar Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)*		 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*; a n-alpfas*		 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 Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) alpadh sé, sí alpaimis alpaigí;
alpaidh†		 alpaidís — alptar
verbal noun alpadh
past participle alptha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Derived terms
  • alpach, alpúil (“voracious, greedy; grabbing”, adjective)
  • alpaire m (“voracious eater; grabber”)
  • alpaireacht f (“(act of) bolting food; voracious eating; (act of) grabbing”)
  • alpartha (“greedy; stout, burly”, adjective)

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) ailpeanna
Vocative a Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) a ailpeanna
Genitive ailpe ailpeanna
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) ailpeanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) na hailpeanna
Genitive na hailpe na n-ailpeanna
Dative leis an Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

don Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

 leis na hailpeanna

Noun

alp m (genitive singular ailp, nominative plural alpa)

  1. Alternative form of earc (“lizard; reptile”)
Declension
Declension of alp

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) aalpa
Vocative a ailp a alpa
Genitive ailp Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) aalpa

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-alp na haalpa
Genitive an ailp na n-alp
Dative leis an Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

don Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

 leis na haalpa

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

Middle High German

Alternative forms
  • (elf, spirit): alb

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (13th century), from Proto-West Germanic *albi.

Noun

alp m (plural elbe or elber)

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

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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

Possibly from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value); see ailp.

Noun

alp f (genitive singular ailp, plural alpa)

  1. protuberance, eminence
  2. mountain

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
alpn-alph-alpt-alp
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From French Alpes (“Alps”).

Noun

alp c

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value); a mountain in the Alps

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آلپ‎ (alp), from Proto-Turkic *alp (“difficult, hard; warrior, hero, brave; giant, landlord”).[1] Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰞𐰯‎ (l¹p /⁠alp⁠/), Khakas алып (alıp, “hero”), Kazakh алып (alyp, “giant”), Tatar алып (alıp, “giant”), Yakut алып (alıp, “craftiness, deception, magic”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlp/

Adjective

alp

  1. brave, hero

References
  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*ălpa”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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