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 singular plural nominative — Alpa vocative — a Alpa genitive — Alp dative — Alpa forms with the definite article 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

Mutated forms of Alpa

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Alpa	nAlpa	hAlpa	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Alpa”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Alpa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025