alter

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[edit] Etymology

< Mediaeval Latin alterare (to make other) < Latin alter (the other) < al- (seen in alius (other), alienus (of another), etc.; see alias, alien, etc.) + compar. suffix -ter.

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Infinitive
to alter

Third person singular
alters

Simple past
altered

Past participle
altered

Present participle
altering

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

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[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse altari, from Old Saxon altari, from Latin altare (altar).

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alter n. (singular definite altret or alteret, plural indefinite altre)

  1. altar

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alter

  1. Inflected form of alt.

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

  1. the other, the second

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First and second declensions (1&2). Irregular in that the singular genitive ends in -īus and the singular dative in -ī.

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

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