Alpach

See also: alpach

Irish

Etymology

From na hAlpa (“the Alps”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Alpach (genitive singular masculine Alpaigh, genitive singular feminine Alpaí, plural Alpacha, comparative Alpaí)

  1. Alpine (relating to the Alps)

Declension
Declension of Alpach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Alpach Alpach Alpacha
Vocative Alpaigh Alpacha
Genitive Alpaí Alpacha Alpach
Dative Alpach Alpach;
Alpaigh (archaic)		 Alpacha
Comparative níos Alpaí
Superlative is Alpaí

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
Alpach nAlpach hAlpach not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Alpach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “Alpine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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