Hochaltar

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German

Etymology

hoch (“high”) +‎ Altar (“altar”)

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Hoch‧al‧tar

Noun

Hochaltar m (strong, genitive Hochaltares or Hochaltars, plural Hochaltäre)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) high altar

Declension

Declension of Hochaltar
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hochaltar die Hochaltäre
genitive eines des Hochaltares, Hochaltars der Hochaltäre
dative einem dem Hochaltar, Hochaltare1 den Hochaltären
accusative einen den Hochaltar die Hochaltäre

1Now rare, see notes.

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