"alp" meaning in Middle High German

See alp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈalp/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: From Old High German alp (13th century), from Proto-West Germanic *albi. Etymology templates: {{dercat|gmh|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|gmh|goh|alp}} Old High German alp, {{inh|gmh|gmw-pro|*albi}} Proto-West Germanic *albi Head templates: {{head|gmh|noun|plural|elbe|or|elber|g=m}} alp m (plural elbe or elber) Inflection templates: {{gmh-ndecl|m.decllemma:alb.istem.nompl:elbe:elber.genpl:elbe:elber.datpl:elben:elbern}} Forms: elbe [plural], elber [plural], strong [table-tags], ein [indefinite, nominative, singular], dër [definite, nominative, singular], alp [nominative, noun, singular], die [definite, nominative, plural], elbe [nominative, noun, plural], elber [nominative, noun, plural], eines [genitive, indefinite, singular], dës [definite, genitive, singular], albes [genitive, noun, singular], dër [definite, genitive, plural], elbe [genitive, noun, plural], elber [genitive, noun, plural], eime [dative, indefinite, singular], dëm [dative, definite, singular], albe [dative, noun, singular], dën [dative, definite, plural], elben [dative, noun, plural], elbern [dative, noun, plural], einen [accusative, indefinite, singular], dën [accusative, definite, singular], alp [accusative, noun, singular], die [accusative, definite, plural], elbe [accusative, noun, plural], elber [accusative, noun, plural], alb [alternative]
  1. elf Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-alp-gmh-noun-eA2Esg16
  2. friendly spirit, ghostly being, genius, or fairy Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-alp-gmh-noun-W7T5GBas Categories (other): Middle High German entries with incorrect language header, Middle High German strong masculine nouns with umlaut Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with incorrect language header: 15 55 30 Disambiguation of Middle High German strong masculine nouns with umlaut: 20 51 29
  3. nightmare (later meaning) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-alp-gmh-noun-AKjysS~K

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Alb"
          },
          "expansion": "German: Alb",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: Alb"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "alp"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German alp",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*albi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *albi",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old High German alp (13th century), from Proto-West Germanic *albi.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elbe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elber",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elber",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "albes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elber",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "albe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elbern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elber",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alb",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "elbe",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "elber",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "alp m (plural elbe or elber)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m.decllemma:alb.istem.nompl:elbe:elber.genpl:elbe:elber.datpl:elben:elbern"
      },
      "name": "gmh-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "elf"
      ],
      "id": "en-alp-gmh-noun-eA2Esg16",
      "links": [
        [
          "elf",
          "elf"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 55 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 51 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German strong masculine nouns with umlaut",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "friendly spirit, ghostly being, genius, or fairy"
      ],
      "id": "en-alp-gmh-noun-W7T5GBas",
      "links": [
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "ghostly",
          "ghostly"
        ],
        [
          "genius",
          "genius"
        ],
        [
          "fairy",
          "fairy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nightmare (later meaning)"
      ],
      "id": "en-alp-gmh-noun-AKjysS~K",
      "links": [
        [
          "nightmare",
          "nightmare"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈalp/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alp"
}
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    "Middle High German lemmas",
    "Middle High German masculine nouns",
    "Middle High German nouns",
    "Middle High German strong masculine nouns with umlaut",
    "Middle High German terms derived from Old High German",
    "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle High German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Alb"
          },
          "expansion": "German: Alb",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: Alb"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "alp"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*albi"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old High German alp (13th century), from Proto-West Germanic *albi.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elbe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elber",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elber",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "albes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elber",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "albe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elbern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elber",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alb",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "elbe",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "elber",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "alp m (plural elbe or elber)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "elf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elf",
          "elf"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "friendly spirit, ghostly being, genius, or fairy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "ghostly",
          "ghostly"
        ],
        [
          "genius",
          "genius"
        ],
        [
          "fairy",
          "fairy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nightmare (later meaning)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nightmare",
          "nightmare"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈalp/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alp"
}

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