alter

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links 1.4 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 3 German 3.1 Adjective 4 Latin 4.1 Adjective 4.1.1 Inflection 4.1.2 Descendants

[edit] English

[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.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːltə(r)

• 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

• alterable

[edit] Related terms

• alternate
• alternative
• alteration

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• alter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• alter in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aelrt
• alert
• artel
• later
• ratel
• taler

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[edit] Danish

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[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse altari, from Old Saxon altari, from Latin altare (“‘altar’”).

[edit] Noun

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

1. altar

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[edit] German

[edit] Adjective

alter

1. Inflected form of alt.

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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). 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

[edit] Descendants

• Catalan altre
• French: autre
• Galician: outro
• Italian: altro
• Occitan: aute
• Portuguese: outro
• Spanish: otro