Meaning
alpine
In a sentence
Amo il paesaggio alpino in estate.
I love the alpine landscape in summer.
Hai mai visto un lago alpino così blu?
Have you ever seen such a blue alpine lake?
Non abbiamo trovato un rifugio alpino aperto.
We didn't find an open alpine hut.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| alpino | masculine · singular |
| alpina | feminine · singular |
| alpini | masculine · plural |
| alpine | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use alpino for things related to the Alps; montano is broader and means mountainous in general.
- It agrees like a regular adjective: paesaggio alpino, flora alpina, regioni alpine.
- Capitalized Alpino often refers to a member of Italy’s mountain troops; lowercase alpino is the ordinary adjective.