Alpen

See also: alpen

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• enPR: ălp′ən
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈælp.ən/
• (Received Pronunciation, Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈalp.ən/; (also Scotland) /ˈalp.ʌn/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlp.ən/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)lp.en/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: Alp‧en

Proper noun

Alpen

2. (UK) A brand of muesli.

Further reading

• “Alpen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• 'plane, Nepal, Palen, Plean, palen, panel, penal, plane, plena

Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch alpen. Compare German Alpen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.pə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑlpən, -ɑlpə
• Hyphenation: Al‧pen

Proper noun

Alpen pl

2. the Alps (a mountain range in Western Europe)

Derived terms

• alpengloed
• alpengloeien
• alpenheggenmus
• alpenhoorn
• alpenweide

Related terms

• alp
• alpien
• Alpijns
• alpijns
• alpine

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Alpe
• → Indonesian: Alpen

Anagrams

• Nepal, palen

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔalpən/, [ˈʔalpm̩]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -alpən
• Hyphenation: Al‧pen

Etymology 1

From Middle High German alben, from Old High German alpen, from the root of Alb (“mountainous area”).

Proper noun

die Alpen pl (proper noun, plural only, usually definite)

1. the Alps (a mountain range in Western Europe)

Declension

Declension of Alpen [pl-only]

	plural
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Alpen
genitive	der	Alpen
dative	den	Alpen
accusative	die	Alpen

Meronyms

• Alpenhauptkamm
• Westalpen
  • Voralpen
• Ostalpen
  • Kalkalpen

Related terms

• Alpenglühen, Alpenveilchen
• Alpenverein, Alpenvorland
• Alpenscharte

Proper noun

Alpen n (proper noun, genitive Alpens or (optionally with an article) Alpen)

2. a municipality of Wesel district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Declension

Declension of Alpen [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Alpen
genitive	des	Alpens, Alpen1
dative	dem	Alpen
accusative	das	Alpen

¹Optionally with an article.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Alpen m

1. dative plural of Alp

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Alpen f

1. nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural of Alp