alp
English
Etymology
Back-formation from alps pl, from Latin alpes (“high mountains, especially those of Switzerland”), of Celtic (*albiyos) or Germanic (*albiz) origin (compare Old Saxon elbon (“Alps”), Old High German Alpūn (“Alps”); Old High German alba (“alp, mountain”)), probably from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”).
Noun
alp (plural alps)
Translations
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Alp (superseded)
Etymology
Back-formation from Alpen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑlp/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: alp
- Rhymes: -ɑlp
French
Irish
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Verb
alp (present analytic alpann, future analytic alpfaidh, verbal noun alpadh, past participle alptha)
Conjugation
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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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 / 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*; 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 | alp | 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
Related terms
- 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)
- Alternative form of ailp (“lump, chunk; knob”)
Declension
Second declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Noun
alp m (genitive singular ailp, nominative plural alpa)
- Alternative form of earc (“lizard; reptile”)
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
alp | n-alp | halp | t-alp |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "alp" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “alp”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- Entries containing “alp” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “alp” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Middle High German
Alternative forms
- (elf, spirit): alb
Etymology
From Old High German alp (13th century), from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.
Noun
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
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
alp | n-alp | h-alp | t-alp |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “alp”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
Swedish
Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ălp (“difficult, hard; warrior, hero, brave; giant, landlord”).[1] Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰞𐰯 (alp).
References
- 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
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “alp”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Sergei Starostin, Vladimir Dybo, Oleg Mudrak (2003), Etymological Dictionary of the Altaic Languages, Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers (Etymology: *ălp)