Alpinus

Latin

Etymology

From Alpēs (“the Alps”) +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /alˈpiː.nus/, [äɫ̪ˈpiːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /alˈpi.nus/, [älˈpiːnus]

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.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Alpīnus	Alpīna	Alpīnum		Alpīnī	Alpīnae	Alpīna
genitive	Alpīnī	Alpīnae	Alpīnī		Alpīnōrum	Alpīnārum	Alpīnōrum
dative	Alpīnō	Alpīnae	Alpīnō		Alpīnīs
accusative	Alpīnum	Alpīnam	Alpīnum		Alpīnōs	Alpīnās	Alpīna
ablative	Alpīnō	Alpīnā	Alpīnō		Alpīnīs
vocative	Alpīne	Alpīna	Alpīnum		Alpīnī	Alpīnae	Alpīna

Descendants

Descendants

• 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.