Alps en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ælps/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin Alpēsder. Middle French Alpesbor. Middle English Alpes English Alps From Middle English Alpes, from Old English Alpis, ultimately from Latin Alpēs; in later use partly via French. Compare German Alpen (“alps”, plurale tantum), German Alp (“mountainous pasture”).
Meanings
- (plural, plural-only) A mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Alps | Number=Plur | canonical | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Lyngen Alps · Ötztal Alps · Bergamo Alps · Princess Elizabeth Alps · Graian Alps · Dinaric Alps · Carnic Alps · Allgäu Alps · Bernese Alps · Victorian Alps · Australian Alps · Swiss Alps · Verwall Alps · French Alps · Lechtal Alps · Jewish Alps · Zillertal Alps · Trinity Alps · Cottian Alps · Stauning Alps · Yiddish Alps · Fynske Alps · Norlund Alps · Kitzbühel Alps · Prealps · Princess Caroline Mathilde Alps · Northern Limestone Alps · Ortler Alps · Stubai Alps · Southern Alps · Maritime Alps · Southern Limestone Alps · Japanese Alps · Transylvanian Alps · Western Alps · Tux Alps · Albanian Alps · Alpish · Rhaetian Alps · Julian Alps · Kamnik Alps · Samnaun Alps · Pennine Alps · Berchtesgaden Alps
Descendants
Relateds
Translations (61)
cs Alpy (a mountain range in Western Europe) · nn Alpane (a mountain range in Western Europe) · la Alpes (a mountain range in Western Europe) · cmn 阿爾卑斯山 /阿尔卑斯山 (a mountain range in Western Europe) · cy yr Alpau (a mountain range in Western Europe) · bg А́лпи (a mountain range in Western Europe) · gu આલ્પ્સ (a mountain range in Western Europe) · mk Алпи (a mountain range in Western Europe) · gl Alpes (a mountain range in Western Europe) · sv Alperna (a mountain range in Western Europe) · da Alper (a mountain range in Western Europe) · pl Alpy (a mountain range in Western Europe) · be А́льпы (a mountain range in Western Europe) · de Alpen (a mountain range in Western Europe) · fi Alpit (a mountain range in Western Europe) · ca Alps (a mountain range in Western Europe) · af Alpe (a mountain range in Western Europe) · ga na hAlpa (a mountain range in Western Europe) · mt Alpi (a mountain range in Western Europe) · ms Alp (a mountain range in Western Europe) · sh Alpi (a mountain range in Western Europe) · hy Ալպեր (a mountain range in Western Europe) · hu Alpok (a mountain range in Western Europe) · nb Alpene (a mountain range in Western Europe) · hi ऐल्प्स (a mountain range in Western Europe) · id Alpen (a mountain range in Western Europe) · oc Aups (a mountain range in Western Europe) · da Alperne (a mountain range in Western Europe) · fo Alpurnar (a mountain range in Western Europe) · gv Ny Beinnyn Alpagh (a mountain range in Western Europe) · ru А́льпы (a mountain range in Western Europe) · el Άλπεις (a mountain range in Western Europe) · tr Alp Dağları (a mountain range in Western Europe) · uk А́льпи (a mountain range in Western Europe) · sk Alpy (a mountain range in Western Europe) · he הָרֵי הָאַלְפִּים (a mountain range in Western Europe) · pt Alpes (a mountain range in Western Europe) · sh Алпи (a mountain range in Western Europe) · sh Alpe (a mountain range in Western Europe) · ro Alpi (a mountain range in Western Europe) · tr Alpler (a mountain range in Western Europe) · eo Alpoj (a mountain range in Western Europe) · es Alpes (a mountain range in Western Europe) · et Alpid (a mountain range in Western Europe) · nl Alpen (a mountain range in Western Europe) · oc Alps (a mountain range in Western Europe) · ko 알프스 (a mountain range in Western Europe) · it Alpi (a mountain range in Western Europe) · yi אַלפּן (a mountain range in Western Europe) · ast Alpes (a mountain range in Western Europe) · wa Ales (a mountain range in Western Europe) · yi אַלפּן־בערג (a mountain range in Western Europe) · is Alpafjöll (a mountain range in Western Europe) · kw Alpys (a mountain range in Western Europe) · ar جِبَال اَلْأَلْب (a mountain range in Western Europe) · nv Éébis (a mountain range in Western Europe) · fr Alpes (a mountain range in Western Europe) · ja アルプス (a mountain range in Western Europe) · fa آلپ (a mountain range in Western Europe) · rsk Алпи (a mountain range in Western Europe) · is Alparnir (a mountain range in Western Europe)