Alpa

See also: alpa

Irish

Proper noun

Na hAlpa m pl (genitive na nAlp)

  1. Alps (a mountain range in Western Europe)
    Synonym: Sliabh Alpa
    Chuaigh mé ag sciáil in Alpa na hEilvéise.
    I went skiing in the Swiss Alps.

Declension

Declension of Alpa (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative — Alpa
vocative — a Alpa
genitive — Alp
dative — Alpa
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative — na hAlpa
genitive — na nAlp
dative — leis na hAlpa

Derived terms

  • Alpa na Fraince (“the French Alps”)
  • Alpa na hEilvéise (“the Swiss Alps”)
  • Alpach (“Alpine”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Alpa
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Alpa nAlpa hAlpa not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Alpa”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “Alpa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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