cisalpin
French, adjective/si.zal.pɛ̃/
cisalpin is spelled C-I-S-A-L-P-I-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written French, the 209,747th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cisalpin is a French adjective meaning “cisalpine (on this side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the south side))” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “De ce côté-ci des Alpes (tel que vu de Rome), au sud des Alpes”.
What does cisalpin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cisalpine (on this side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the south side))
la Gaule cisalpine
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De ce côté-ci des Alpes (tel que vu de Rome), au sud des Alpes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cisalpin
- cisalpine feminine
- cisalpins masculine plural
- cisalpines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cisalpin?
- /si.zal.pɛ̃/
- \si.zal.pɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cisalpin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cisalpin in French?
cisalpin appears about once in every 44 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).