Altar
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
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
References[edit]
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 72.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German alter, altære, from Old High German altāri, from Proto-West Germanic *altārī (“altar”), borrowed 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]
Noun[edit]
Altar m (strong, genitive Altares or Altars, plural Altäre, diminutive Altärchen n)
- (religion, including Christianity) altar (table or similar structure used for religious rites)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Altar [masculine, strong]
Related terms[edit]
- Altaraufsatz, Altarbild, Altardiener, Altardienst, Altargemälde, Altarkreuz, Altarkerze, Altarraum, Altartisch, Altartuch
- Flügelaltar, Hochaltar, Marienaltar, Schnitzaltar, Seitenaltar, Sühnealtar, Vierungsaltar, Zwölfbotenaltar
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
Romanian[edit]

Proper noun[edit]
Altar n
- Ara (constellation)
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Altar ?
- A municipality of Sonora, Mexico
Categories:
- Alemannic German terms inherited from Old High German
- Alemannic German terms derived from Old High German
- Alemannic German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Alemannic German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Alemannic German lemmas
- Alemannic German nouns
- Alemannic German neuter nouns
- Urner Alemannic German
- gsw:Age
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ed-
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms derived from Latin
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- de:Religion
- de:Christianity
- de:Places of worship
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Constellations
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian proper nouns
- Romanian neuter nouns
- ro:Constellations
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- es:Municipalities of Mexico
- es:Places in Sonora
- es:Places in Mexico