alter

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Noun 3 Latin 3.1 Adjective 3.1.1 Inflection 3.1.2 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin alter (“‘the other’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːltə(r)

[edit] Homophones

• altar

[edit] Verb

to alter (third-person singular simple present alters, present participle altering, simple past and past participle altered)

1. (transitive) To change the form or structure of
2. (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit

[edit] Derived terms

• alteration
• alternate
• alternative

[edit] Translations

Bulgarian: променям (promenjam) (1), модифицирам (modifitsiram) (1) Italian: cambiare Japanese: 変える (かえる, kaeru); 変更する (へんこうする, henkōsuru); 直す (naosu)

Old English: wendan Polish: zmieniać, wpływać na coś (1) Romanian: modifica, schimba, altera, altul

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Noun

alter

1. altar

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Adjective

alter m. (feminine altera, neuter alterum); first/second declension

1. the other, the second

[edit] Inflection

• First and second declensions (1&2).

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	alterus	altera	alterum		alterī	alterae	altera
genitive	alterī	alterae	alterī		alterōrum	alterārum	alterōrum
dative	alterō	alterae	alterō		alterīs	alterīs	alterīs
accusative	alterum	alteram	alterum		alterōs	alterās	altera
ablative	alterō	alterā	alterō		alterīs	alterīs	alterīs
vocative	altere	altera	alterum		alterī	alterae	altera

[edit] Descendants

• Spanish: otro