Alpen

See also: alpen

English

Proper noun

Alpen

  1. (UK) A brand of muesli

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch alpen; see German Alpen below.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑl.pə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Al‧pen

Proper noun

Alpen pl

  1. Alps (a mountain range in Western Europe)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: Alpe
  • → Indonesian: Alpen

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔalpən/, [ˈʔalpm̩]
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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

  1. 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

Proper noun

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

  1. a municipality of 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.

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