алпъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Of Oghur origin, cognate with Old Turkic 𐰞𐰯 (alp, “hero, brave warrior”). Predominantly attested in the military organization of the Bulgarian Khanate (e.g. in the name of the military commander Алогоботоуръ).

Noun

алпъ • (alpŭ) m

1. (military) troop commander

   Synonyms: воѥвода (vojevoda), плъководьць (plŭkovodĭcĭ), дрѫгар҄ь (drǫgarʹĭ)

2. (specifically) alp (in context of Turkic military organization)

Declension

Declension of алпъ (o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	алпъ alpŭ	алпа alpa	алпи alpi
genitive	алпа alpa	алпоу alpu	алпъ alpŭ
dative	алпоу alpu	алпома alpoma	алпомъ alpomŭ
accusative	алпъ alpŭ	алпа alpa	алпꙑ alpy
instrumental	алпомъ alpomŭ	алпома alpoma	алпꙑ alpy
locative	алпѣ alpě	алпоу alpu	алпѣхъ alpěxŭ
vocative	алпе alpe	алпа alpa	алпи alpi

Derived terms

• алпъ багатоуръ (alpŭ bagaturŭ, “great commander”)