Alpes

Etymology

From Latin Alpēs, from albus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alp/

Proper noun

les Alpes

1. Alps (a mountain range in Western Europe)

Anagrams

• lapes, pâles, pelas

Noun

Alpes m

1. genitive singular of Alp

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- or from a non-Indo-European source. Compare Middle High German albe (“high mountain”), whence German Alb (“mountainous area”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.peːs/, [ˈaɫ.peːs]

Proper noun

Alpēs f pl (genitive Alpium); third declension

1. (geography) The Alps
2. (with following adjective) A particular portion of the Alps.

References

• Alpes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Alpes in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Alpes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Etymology

From Latin Alpēs, from albus (“white”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

L's Alpes f pl

1. (Jersey) Alps

Etymology

From Latin Alpēs, from albus (“white”).

Proper noun

Alpes m pl

1. Alps (a mountain range in western Europe)

Etymology

From Latin Alpēs, from albus (“white”).

Proper noun

Los Alpes m pl

1. The Alps