"Alpen" meaning in German

See Alpen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈʔalpən/, [ˈʔalpm̩] Audio: De-Alpen.ogg Forms: die Alpen [canonical, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Alpen [definite, nominative, plural], Alpen [definite, genitive, plural], Alpen [dative, definite, plural], Alpen [accusative, definite, plural]
Etymology: From Middle High German alben, from Old High German alpen, from the root of Alb (“mountainous area”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|alben}} Middle High German alben, {{inh|de|goh|alpen}} Old High German alpen Head templates: {{de-proper noun|p.article}} die Alpen pl (proper noun, plural only, usually definite) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|p.article}}
  1. Alps (a mountain range in Western Europe) Tags: definite, plural, plural-only, proper-noun, usually Meronyms: Alpenhauptkamm Meronyms (Ostalpen): Kalkalpen Meronyms (Westalpen): Voralpen Related terms: Alpenglühen, Alpenveilchen, Alpenverein, Alpenvorland
    Sense id: en-Alpen-de-name-sQVqh5iO Categories (other): Mountains, German entries with incorrect language header, German pluralia tantum, Europe Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of German pluralia tantum: 83 17 Disambiguation of Europe: 100 0

Proper name

IPA: /ˈʔalpən/, [ˈʔalpm̩] Audio: De-Alpen.ogg Forms: Alpens [genitive], Alpen [genitive, with-article], neuter [table-tags], Alpen [definite, nominative, singular], Alpens [definite, genitive, singular], Alpen [definite, genitive, singular, with-article], Alpen [dative, definite, singular], Alpen [accusative, definite, singular]
Etymology: From Middle High German alben, from Old High German alpen, from the root of Alb (“mountainous area”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|alben}} Middle High German alben, {{inh|de|goh|alpen}} Old High German alpen Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Alpen n (proper noun, genitive Alpens or (optionally with an article) Alpen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|toponym}}
  1. a municipality of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Municipalities of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Places in Germany, Places in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    Sense id: en-Alpen-de-name-9fYt7NzD
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