Simplonpass

German

der Simplonpass

der Simplonpass (between Brig and Simplon)

Alternative forms

• Simplon-Pass
• Simplonpaß (pre-1996 spelling in Germany and Austria)

Etymology

From Simplon +‎ Pass.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Simp‧lon‧pass

Proper noun

Simplonpass m (proper noun, strong, genitive Simplonpasses)

1. Simplon Pass (a mountain pass in the Pennine Alps, on the border between Switzerland and Italy)

Declension

Declension of Simplonpass [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Simplonpass
genitive	eines	des	Simplonpasses
dative	einem	dem	Simplonpass, Simplonpasse1
accusative	einen	den	Simplonpass

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

• Alpenpass
• Gebirgspass

Holonyms

• Walliser Alpen

Related terms

• Simplontunnel
• Passhöhe, Engpass