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alp
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)
- 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- Alp (superseded)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)
- alp, (very) high mountain
Related terms
- alm
French
Phrase
alp
- (Internet slang, text messaging) à la prochaine
Irish
Etymology 1
Compare English alp.
Noun
alp m (genitive singular ailp, nominative plural alpa)
- 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)
- (transitive) devour, swallow whole
- (transitive) grab
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 3
Noun
alp f (genitive singular ailpe, nominative plural ailpeanna)
- Alternative form of ailp (“lump, chunk; knob”)
Declension
Etymology 4
Noun
alp m (genitive singular ailp, nominative plural alpa)
- 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)
- elf
- friendly spirit, ghostly being, genius, or fairy
- 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)
- protuberance, eminence
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
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asp
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æsp/
- Rhymes: -æsp
Etymology 1
From Latin aspis, aspidis (“asp, viper; shield”), from Ancient Greek ????? (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra Naja haje”)
Noun
asp (plural asps)
- (archaic) A water snake.
- A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).
- The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje).
- (figuratively) An evil person; a snake.
- A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).
Synonyms
- (Vipera aspis): asp viper, European asp, aspis viper
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English aspe (aspen (in compounds)), from Old English æspe (æspan (in compounds)), from Proto-Germanic *asp? (compare Dutch esp, German Espe, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål asp, Norwegian Nynorsk osp), from Proto-Indo-European *Hosp- (compare Welsh aethnen, Latin abi?s (“fir”), Latvian apse, Polish osa, Old Armenian ??? (op?i, “poplar”)).
Noun
asp (plural asps)
- The aspen tree.
- 1997, B. Franklin Cooling, Fort Donelson's Legacy (page 233)
- Having decimated groves of cedar, quaking asps, weeping willows, poplars, and fruit trees on the last day of January, Alva C. Griest of the Seventy-second Indiana believed he "was doing wrong all the time we were at it."
- 1997, B. Franklin Cooling, Fort Donelson's Legacy (page 233)
Translations
Anagrams
- APS, APs, PAS, PAs, PSA, Pas, Psa., SAP, SPA, Spa, pas, s.ap., sap, spa
Irish
Etymology
From Latin aspis (“asp, viper; shield”), from Ancient Greek ????? (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra”).
Noun
asp f (genitive singular aspa, nominative plural aspanna)
- asp
- Synonym: foiléasán (literary)
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- "asp" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “asp” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “asp” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Middle English
Noun
asp
- Alternative form of aspe
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse ?sp, ösp.
Noun
asp f or m (definite singular aspa or aspen, indefinite plural asper, definite plural aspene)
- alternative form of osp
References
- “asp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
asp m (definite singular aspen, indefinite plural aspar, definite plural aspane)
- (zoology) asp (Aspius aspius)
References
- “asp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse ?sp, from Proto-Germanic *asp?, from Proto-Indo-European *Hosp- (“aspen, poplar”).
Noun
asp c
- Aspen; a type of poplar tree. (Populus tremula)
- A type of fish. (Aspius aspius)
- An African snake. (Vipera aspis)
Declension
Anagrams
- SAP, spa.
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