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French
Pronunciation
Adjective
alpestre (plural alpestres)
- alpine
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From alpe. Compare Scottish Gaelic alp, and Irish alp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈpɛstɾe/
- Rhymes: -ɛstɾe
- Hyphenation: al‧pes‧tre
Adjective
alpestre m or f (plural alpestres)
- mountainous
- woodland
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Latin alpēstris. By surface analysis, Alpi + -estre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈpɛ.stre/
- Rhymes: -ɛstre
- Hyphenation: al‧pè‧stre
Adjective
alpestre (plural alpestri)
- alpine, mountainous (of or related to the Alps or mountains in general)
- Synonyms: alpino, alpigiano, montano
- steep, rocky, hard to climb
- Synonyms: erto, montagnoso, montuoso, ripido, roccioso, rupestre, scosceso
- Antonyms: pianeggiante, piano, piatto
- (of a person)
- rough, crude
- Synonyms: rozzo, incolto, selvaggio
- harsh, tough
- Synonyms: duro, aspro
Further reading
- alpestre in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- alpestre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- alpestre in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
alpēstre
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of alpēstris
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin alpēstris. By surface analysis, alpes + -estre.
Pronunciation
Adjective
alpestre m or f (plural alpestres)
- (relational) mountain, mountainous region; alpine
- Synonyms: montês, montanhês, montesino
- Alpine (relating to the Alps)
- Synonym: alpino
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈpestɾe/
- Rhymes: -estɾe
- Syllabification: al‧pes‧tre
Adjective
alpestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural alpestres)
- Alpine
- alpine
Further reading