alpestre

See also: Alpestre

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.pɛstʁ/

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Adjective

alpestre (plural alpestres)

1. alpine

Further reading

• “alpestre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

From alpe. Compare Scottish Gaelic alp, and Irish alp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈpɛstɾe/ [ɑlˈpɛs̺.t̪ɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɛstɾe
• Hyphenation: al‧pes‧tre

Adjective

alpestre m or f (plural alpestres)

1. mountainous
2. woodland

Further reading

• “alpestre”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• “alpestre” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Italian

Alternative forms

• alpestro (literary)

Etymology

From Latin alpēstris. By surface analysis, Alpi +‎ -estre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈpɛ.stre/
• Rhymes: -ɛstre
• Hyphenation: al‧pè‧stre

Adjective

alpestre (plural alpestri)

1. alpine, mountainous (of or related to the Alps or mountains in general)

   Synonyms: alpino, alpigiano, montano

2. steep, rocky, hard to climb

   Synonyms: erto, montagnoso, montuoso, ripido, roccioso, rupestre, scosceso

   Antonyms: pianeggiante, piano, piatto

3. (of a person)
   1. rough, crude

      Synonyms: rozzo, incolto, selvaggio

   2. 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

• palestre, pestarle

Latin

Adjective

alpēstre

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of alpēstris

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin alpēstris. By surface analysis, alpes +‎ -estre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈpɛs.tɾi/ [aʊ̯ˈpɛs.tɾi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈpɛs.tɾi/ [aʊ̯ˈpɛs.tɾi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈpɛʃ.tɾi/ [aʊ̯ˈpɛʃ.tɾi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈpɛs.tɾe/ [aʊ̯ˈpɛs.tɾe]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈpɛʃ.tɾɨ/ [aɫˈpɛʃ.tɾɨ]

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Hyphenation: al‧pes‧tre
• Homophone: Alpestre

Adjective

alpestre m or f (plural alpestres)

1. (relational) mountain, mountainous region; alpine

   Synonyms: montês, montanhês, montesino

2. Alpine (relating to the Alps)

   Synonym: alpino

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈpestɾe/ [alˈpes.t̪ɾe]
• Rhymes: -estɾe
• Syllabification: al‧pes‧tre

Adjective

alpestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural alpestres)

1. Alpine
2. alpine

Further reading

• “alpestre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10