Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alp

/ælp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: alp
IPA: /ælp/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.

noun

An alpine meadow.

name

Initialism of Australian Labor Party.

Australian usage

noun

Initialism of alkaline phosphatase.

noun

Initialism of arm's length principle.

noun

Initialism of axion-like particle.

Example Sentences

"Nor breath of Vernal Air from ſnowy Alp."
"Hills peep o'er Hills, and Alps on Alps ariſe!"
"There is a great alp of sand, one hundred metres high, between the pines and the ocean, […]"
"At the alp of Khyarkuti, a wide flat at the junction of several glens[…]"

Etymology

Late Middle English, back-formation from alps pl, via French from Latin Alpes (“high mountains, especially those of Switzerland”). Compare Old Saxon elbon (“Alps”), Old High German Alpūn (“Alps”); Old High German alba (“alp, mountain”)).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Alpes

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

alps (plural)

Derived Forms

alpine alpinely alpinism alpinist alpland

Phrases

Labor Party Labour Party

Frequently Paired Words

Labor Party Labour Party axion

Questions

How do you pronounce alp?: The recorded pronunciation is /ælp/.
What does alp mean?: A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.
Where does alp come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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