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: Case Singular Plural Nominative — Alpa Vocative — a Alpa Genitive — Alp Dative — Alpa

Forms with the definite article: Case 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

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Alpa	nAlpa	hAlpa	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Alpa”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Alpa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024