Alpinus

Latin

Etymology

From Alpēs (“the Alps”) +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Alpīnus (feminine Alpīna, neuter Alpīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) of or pertaining to the Alps
  2. alpine

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Alpīnus Alpīna Alpīnum Alpīnī Alpīnae Alpīna
Genitive Alpīnī Alpīnae Alpīnī Alpīnōrum Alpīnārum Alpīnōrum
Dative Alpīnō Alpīnō Alpīnīs
Accusative Alpīnum Alpīnam Alpīnum Alpīnōs Alpīnās Alpīna
Ablative Alpīnō Alpīnā Alpīnō Alpīnīs
Vocative Alpīne Alpīna Alpīnum Alpīnī Alpīnae Alpīna

Descendants
Descendants of Alpinus in other languages
  • Catalan: alpí
  • English: alpine
  • French: alpin
  • Friulian: alpin
  • Italian: alpino
  • Portuguese: alpino
  • Romanian: alpin
  • Romansch: alpin
  • Spanish: alpino

References
  • “Alpinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Alpinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Alpinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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