Alpinus
Latin
Etymology
From Alpēs (“the Alps”) + -īnus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /alˈpiː.nus/, [aɫˈpiː.nʊs]
Adjective
Alpīnus (feminine Alpīna, neuter Alpīnum); first/second declension
- Of or pertaining to the Alps
- alpine
Inflection
First/second declension.
| 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
- Italian: alpino
- Portuguese: alpino
- 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