adj
Meaning 1
At the foot of the Alps
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
subalpine
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adj
Meaning 2
At or just below the tree-line
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
growing at high altitudes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: alpestrine
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English Alpine English subalpine From sub- + Alpine.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: subalpí — at the foot of the Alps
- Dutch: subalpien — at the foot of the Alps
- Estonian: subalpiinne — at the foot of the Alps
- French: subalpin — at the foot of the Alps
- German: subalpin — at the foot of the Alps
- Irish: fo-alpach — at the foot of the Alps
- Italian: subalpino — at the foot of the Alps
- Latin: subalpīnus — at the foot of the Alps
- Manx: fo-alpagh — at the foot of the Alps
- Polish: podalpejski — at the foot of the Alps
- Romanian: subalpin — at the foot of the Alps
- Spanish: subalpino — at the foot of the Alps