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

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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