Altar

See also: altar, áltár, and ältar

German

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /alˈtaː(ɐ̯)/

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Noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of Altar

	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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Altardiener
• Altardienst
• Hochaltar

• Süh­ne­al­tar
• Zwölfbotenaltar

Further reading

• Altar in Duden online

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Altar m

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

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Romanian

Altar

Proper noun

Altar n

1. Ara (constellation)