Altai

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Etymology

From the Turkic word for "Golden Mountain". Compare Turkish altın (gold), dağ (mountain) and al (red, colorful) which altın is likely related to.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

The Altai (Belukha mountain)

Altai

  1. (with the) A mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge.
  2. Alternative form of Altay
  3. A city in Govi-Altai, Mongolia
    • 2002, Claire Sermier, “Gobi Aimags”, in Helen Loveday, transl., Mongolia: Empire of the Steppes, Airphoto International Ltd., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 270:
      Set dramatically on a dry plain, with high snow-capped peaks in the distance, is the provincial capital Altai, located 1,005 kilometres west of Ulaanbaatar. Before 1960, it was known as Yösön Bulag (the ‘nine springs’). This town of 15,000 people sits at 2,160 metres above sea level, making it the highest city in the country.

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Translations

Noun

Altai pl (plural only)

  1. The people living in the region of the Altai mountains.

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Altai m

  1. Altay (a mountain range in central Asia)

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian Алтай (Altaj).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Altai

  1. Altay (mountain range)
  2. Altai Republic
    Synonym: Altain tasavalta

Declension

Inflection of Altai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative Altai
genitive Altain
partitive Altaita
illative Altaihin
singular plural
nominative Altai
accusative nom. Altai
gen. Altain
genitive Altain
partitive Altaita
inessive Altaissa
elative Altaista
illative Altaihin
adessive Altailla
ablative Altailta
allative Altaille
essive Altaina
translative Altaiksi
abessive Altaitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Altai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Altaini
accusative nom. Altaini
gen. Altaini
genitive Altaini
partitive Altaitani
inessive Altaissani
elative Altaistani
illative Altaihini
adessive Altaillani
ablative Altailtani
allative Altailleni
essive Altainani
translative Altaikseni
abessive Altaittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Altaisi
accusative nom. Altaisi
gen. Altaisi
genitive Altaisi
partitive Altaitasi
inessive Altaissasi
elative Altaistasi
illative Altaihisi
adessive Altaillasi
ablative Altailtasi
allative Altaillesi
essive Altainasi
translative Altaiksesi
abessive Altaittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Altaimme
accusative nom. Altaimme
gen. Altaimme
genitive Altaimme
partitive Altaitamme
inessive Altaissamme
elative Altaistamme
illative Altaihimme
adessive Altaillamme
ablative Altailtamme
allative Altaillemme
essive Altainamme
translative Altaiksemme
abessive Altaittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Altainne
accusative nom. Altainne
gen. Altainne
genitive Altainne
partitive Altaitanne
inessive Altaissanne
elative Altaistanne
illative Altaihinne
adessive Altaillanne
ablative Altailtanne
allative Altaillenne
essive Altainanne
translative Altaiksenne
abessive Altaittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Altainsa
accusative nom. Altainsa
gen. Altainsa
genitive Altainsa
partitive Altaitaan
Altaitansa
inessive Altaissaan
Altaissansa
elative Altaistaan
Altaistansa
illative Altaihinsa
adessive Altaillaan
Altaillansa
ablative Altailtaan
Altailtansa
allative Altailleen
Altaillensa
essive Altainaan
Altainansa
translative Altaikseen
Altaiksensa
abessive Altaittaan
Altaittansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

compounds

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Altai m

  1. Altay (a mountain range)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Altai m

  1. Altay (a mountain range in central Asia)