different between alpine vs alvine

English

Etymology

From Latin Alp?nus, from Alp?s (“the Alps”). Cognates include French alpin.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æl.pa?n/

Adjective

alpine (comparative more alpine, superlative most alpine)

1. Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timber line.

2. (skiing) Of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing.

   Coordinate term: Nordic

Derived terms

• Alpine County
• alpine pasqueflower
• alpine marmot

Translations

Noun

alpine (plural alpines)

1. (botany) An w:alpine plant, any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden.

Anagrams

• Lapine, Nepali, apelin, penial, pineal, plaine

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French alpin, alpine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?pi.n?/
• Hyphenation: al?pi?ne
• Rhymes: -in?

Adjective

alpine (comparative alpiner, superlative meest alpine or alpinest)

1. Alternative form of alpien.

Inflection

French

Adjective

alpine

1. feminine singular of alpin

Italian

Adjective

alpine

1. feminine plural of alpino

Anagrams

• paline, penali

Latin

Adjective

alp?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of alp?nus

English

Etymology

From Latin alvus (“belly”) +? -ine (compare French alvin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ælv?n/, /ælva?n/

Adjective

alvine (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the belly or intestines.

Translations

Anagrams

• Lavine, alevin, leavin', valine, veinal, venial, vineal

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.vin/

Adjective

alvine

1. feminine singular of alvin

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al?vi.ne/

Adjective

alvine f pl

1. feminine plural of alvino