Altan

See also: altan, altán, áltán, and ältan

German

ein Altan

Alternative forms

• Altane (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian altana (15th century).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈtaːn/
• Hyphenation: Al‧tan

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Altan m (strong, genitive Altanes or Altans, plural Altane)

1. (architecture) raised deck or terrace, large balcony supported by walls or columns

   Synonym: Söller

   Near-synonyms: Balkon, Terrasse

Declension

Declension of Altan [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Altan	die	Altane
genitive	eines	des	Altanes, Altans	der	Altane
dative	einem	dem	Altan, Altane1	den	Altanen
accusative	einen	den	Altan	die	Altane

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

• Freisitz
• Gebäudeteil

Hyponyms

• Scheinaltan

Related terms

• Altangeländer

See also

• Altar

Further reading

• “Altan”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Altan” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Altan” in Duden online

Turkish

Proper noun

Altan

1. a male given name
2. a female given name