altare

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See also: Altare and Altäre

Afrikaans

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Noun

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altare

  1. plural of altaar

Italian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin altāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: al‧tà‧re

Noun

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altare m (plural altari, diminutive altarino)

  1. altar

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • altare in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • altare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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altāre

  1. present active infinitive of altō

Etymology 2

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Probably from adolēre, influenced by altus.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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altāre n (genitive altāris); third declension

  1. altar, fitting for burnt offerings
Usage notes
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In Classical Latin, mainly used as plural form altāria. See other forms altar and altārium.

Declension
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Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative altāre altāria
Genitive altāris altārium
Dative altārī altāribus
Accusative altāre altāria
Ablative altārī altāribus
Vocative altāre altāria
Descendants
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References

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  • altare”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • altare”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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altāre m or n

  1. altar

Inflection

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Declension of altāre (masculine ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative altāre altārar, altāra
genitive altāres altāra
dative altāre altārum, altārem
accusative altāre altārar, altāra
Declension of altāre (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative altāre altāre, altāru
genitive altāres altāra
dative altāre altārum, altārem
accusative altāre altāre, altāru

Descendants

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Presumably borrowed from English altar, although the preservation of the rhotic may indicate a form created by missionaries under the influence of Latin altare.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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altare (n class, plural altare)

  1. altar

Swedish

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altare

Etymology

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From late Old Norse altari, from Old Saxon altari, from Latin altāre (altar).

Noun

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altare n

  1. altar (flat-topped structure used for religious rites)

Declension

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Declension of altare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative altare altaret altare altarna
Genitive altares altarets altares altarnas
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