Altar

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See also: altar, áltár, and ältar

Alemannic German

Etymology

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

Noun

Altar n

  1. (Uri) age, old age

References

German

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /alˈtaː(ɐ̯)/
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Noun

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

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 rare, see notes.

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Proper noun

Altar m

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

Romanian

Altar

Proper noun

Altar n

  1. Ara (constellation)

Spanish

Proper noun

Altar ?

  1. A municipality of Sonora, Mexico
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