different between alp vs amp

English

Etymology

Back-formation from alps pl, from Latin alpes (“high mountains, especially those of Switzerland”), of Celtic or Germanic origin (compare Old Saxon elbon (“Alps”), Old High German Alp?n (“Alps”); Old High German alba (“alp, mountain”)), probably from Proto-Indo-European *alb?ós (“white”).

Noun

alp (plural alps)

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

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

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

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Alp (superseded)

Etymology

Back-formation from Alpen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lp/
• Hyphenation: alp
• Rhymes: -?lp

Noun

alp m (plural alpen, diminutive alpje n)

1. alp, (very) high mountain

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

Related terms

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

Derived terms

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Etymology 3

Noun

alp f (genitive singular ailpe, nominative plural ailpeanna)

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

Declension

Etymology 4

Noun

alp m (genitive singular ailp, nominative plural alpa)

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

Declension

Mutation

Further reading

• "alp" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “alp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• 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 *alb?ós.

Noun

alp m (plural elbe or elber)

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

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”).

Noun

alp f (genitive singular ailp, plural alpa)

1. protuberance, eminence
2. mountain

Mutation

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, 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

Related terms

• Alperna

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *?lp (“difficult, hard; warrior, hero, brave; giant, landlord”). Cognate with Old Turkic ????????? (l¹p /alp/).

Adjective

alp (comparative daha alp, superlative en alp)

1. brave, hero

References

• Ni?anyan, Sevan (2002–) , “alp”, in Ni?anyan Sözlük
• Sergei Starostin, Vladimir Dybo, Oleg Mudrak (2003), Etymological Dictionary of the Altaic Languages, Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers (Etymology: *?lp)

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?mp, IPA^(key): /æmp/
• Rhymes: -æmp

Noun

amp (countable and uncountable, plural amps)

1. (colloquial, countable) Short for ampere.
2. (colloquial, countable) Short for amplifier.
3. (colloquial, countable) Short for ampoule.
   • 1963, Washington (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Governmental Cooperation, Report and Recommendations (page 45)

     The physician had included a note which said: "Dear Miss ........, I could not get the name of your friend over the phone so I am sending two prescriptions for Methedrine amps and one prescription for Drinalfa ten cc vials.

4. (colloquial, countable) Short for amputee.
5. (colloquial, uncountable) Short for ampicillin.

Verb

amp (third-person singular simple present amps, present participle amping, simple past and past participle amped)

1. (colloquial, usually with up) To amplify.

   He asked the disk jockey to amp it up.

2. (colloquial, usually with up) To excite.
   • 2012, Natalie Anderson, First Time Lucky? (page 78)

     In the distance, the music thumped, amping the crowd higher.

   • 2013, Hansi Lo Wang, Morning Edition, National Public Radio

     And it's raining, a little bit of drizzle, but the crowd is amped up and ready for a big event today.

3. (colloquial, usually with up) To intensify or increase.
   • 2003 CMJ New Music Monthly (number 115, page 42)

     Amping the Justin Timberlake cameos and revving up Jiggytron 5000, these Peas want to be on Middle America's fickle plate — losing little dread-whippin' imaginativeness in the wizzash.

   • 2014, Andy Paul, Amp Up Your Sales, AMACOM Books

Derived terms

• amp up

Translations

References

Anagrams

• APM, MAP, MPA, PAM, Pam, map, p.m.a., pam, pma

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ambt, from Middle Dutch ampt, from Middle High German ambet, ambt (whence modern German Amt), from Old High German ambahti, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amp/

Noun

amp (plural ampte)

1. An official position, a function, an office, a post.

Derived terms

• amptelik

Related terms

• ambag