Altar

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See also: altar, áltár, and ältar

Alemannic German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German altar, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. Compare German Alter, German Low German Oller, Saterland Frisian Oaler, Icelandic aldur.

Noun[edit]

Altar n

  1. (Uri) age, old age

References[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German alter, altære, from Old High German altāri, from Latin altāre. The form was readapted to the Latin source, partly to avoid homophony with Alter (“age”). Compare also Dutch altaar alongside archaic outer.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /alˈtaː(ɐ̯)/
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Noun[edit]

Altar m (strong, genitive Altares or Altars, plural Altäre, diminutive Altärchen n)

  1. (religion, including Christianity) altar (table or similar structure used for religious rites)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Altar [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Altar die Altäre
genitive eines des Altares, Altars der Altäre
dative einem dem Altar, Altare1 den Altären
accusative einen den Altar die Altäre

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Altar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Altar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Altar” in Duden online

Portuguese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Altar m

  1. (astronomy) Ara (a constellation of the southern sky)

Romanian[edit]

Altar

Proper noun[edit]

Altar n

  1. Ara (constellation)

Spanish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Altar ?

  1. A municipality of Sonora, Mexico
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