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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- Alp (superseded)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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crag
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /k?æ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Etymology 1
13th century Middle English, of Celtic origin, possibly from the late Proto-Indo-European/substrate *kar (“stone, hard”); see also Old Armenian ??? (k?ar, “stone”), Sanskrit ?? (khara, “hard, solid”), Welsh carreg (“stone”).
Related Celtic descendants include Scots craig, Scottish Gaelic creag, Irish creag, Welsh craig, Manx creg.
Noun
crag (plural crags)
- A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
- A rough, broken fragment of rock.
- (geology) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age.
Alternative forms
- craig
Derived terms
- cragfast
- Crag Foot
- craggy
- cragsman
Translations
Etymology 2
A variant of craw.
Noun
crag (plural crags)
- (dialectal or obsolete) The neck or throat.
References
- Dravidian Origins and the West: Newly Discovered Ties with the Ancient Culture and Languages, Including Basque, of the Pre-Indo-European Mediterranean World, p. 325
- Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition
- Scigliano, Eric (2007): Michelangelo's Mountain: The Quest For Perfection in the Marble Quarries of Carrara, p. 84
Further reading
- crag on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- CAGR
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