From Old High German alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, Dutch oud, English old.
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From Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, Dutch oud, English old, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (alþeis).
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From a variant of the same Proto-Finno-Ugric stem as alszik (“to sleep”) + -t (causative suffix).[1]
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Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | oltok | oltasz | olt | oltunk | oltotok | oltanak | |
Def. | oltom | oltod | oltja | oltjuk | oltjátok | oltják | |||
2nd-p. o. | oltalak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | oltottam | oltottál | oltott | oltottunk | oltottatok | oltottak | ||
Def. | oltottam | oltottad | oltotta | oltottuk | oltottátok | oltották | |||
2nd-p. o. | oltottalak | ― | |||||||
Future | Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. oltani fog. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | olték | oltál | olta | oltánk | oltátok | oltának | ||
Def. | oltám | oltád | oltá | oltánk | oltátok | olták | |||
2nd-p. o. | oltálak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. olt vala, oltott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | oltandok | oltandasz | oltand | oltandunk | oltandotok | oltandanak | ||
Def. | oltandom | oltandod | oltandja | oltandjuk | oltandjátok | oltandják | |||
2nd-p. o. | oltandalak | ― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | oltanék | oltanál | oltana | oltanánk | oltanátok | oltanának | |
Def. | oltanám | oltanád | oltaná | oltanánk (or oltanók) |
oltanátok | oltanák | |||
2nd-p. o. | oltanálak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. oltott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | oltsak | olts or oltsál |
oltson | oltsunk | oltsatok | oltsanak | |
Def. | oltsam | oltsd or oltsad |
oltsa | oltsuk | oltsátok | oltsák | |||
2nd-p. o. | oltsalak | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. oltott légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | oltani | oltanom | oltanod | oltania | oltanunk | oltanotok | oltaniuk | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
oltás | oltó | oltott | oltandó | oltva (oltván) | |||||
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs). | |||||||||
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | olthatok | olthatsz | olthat | olthatunk | olthattok | olthatnak | |
Def. | olthatom | olthatod | olthatja | olthatjuk | olthatjátok | olthatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | olthatlak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | olthattam | olthattál | olthatott | olthattunk | olthattatok | olthattak | ||
Def. | olthattam | olthattad | olthatta | olthattuk | olthattátok | olthatták | |||
2nd-p. o. | olthattalak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | olthaték | olthatál | olthata | olthatánk | olthatátok | olthatának | ||
Def. | olthatám | olthatád | olthatá | olthatánk | olthatátok | olthaták | |||
2nd-p. o. | olthatálak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. olthat vala, olthatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | olthatandok or oltandhatok |
olthatandasz or oltandhatsz |
olthatand or oltandhat |
olthatandunk or oltandhatunk |
olthatandotok or oltandhattok |
olthatandanak or oltandhatnak | ||
Def. | olthatandom or oltandhatom |
olthatandod or oltandhatod |
olthatandja or oltandhatja |
olthatandjuk or oltandhatjuk |
olthatandjátok or oltandhatjátok |
olthatandják or oltandhatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | olthatandalak or oltandhatlak |
― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | olthatnék | olthatnál | olthatna | olthatnánk | olthatnátok | olthatnának | |
Def. | olthatnám | olthatnád | olthatná | olthatnánk (or olthatnók) |
olthatnátok | olthatnák | |||
2nd-p. o. | olthatnálak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. olthatott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | olthassak | olthass or olthassál |
olthasson | olthassunk | olthassatok | olthassanak | |
Def. | olthassam | olthasd or olthassad |
olthassa | olthassuk | olthassátok | olthassák | |||
2nd-p. o. | olthassalak | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. olthatott légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (olthatni) | (olthatnom) | (olthatnod) | (olthatnia) | (olthatnunk) | (olthatnotok) | (olthatniuk) | ||
Positive adjective | oltható | Neg. adj. | olthatatlan | Adv. part. | (olthatva / olthatván) | ||||
(With verbal prefixes):
Of debated origin: [1]
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Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | oltok | oltasz | olt | oltunk | oltotok | oltanak | |
Def. | oltom | oltod | oltja | oltjuk | oltjátok | oltják | |||
2nd-p. o. | oltalak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | oltottam | oltottál | oltott | oltottunk | oltottatok | oltottak | ||
Def. | oltottam | oltottad | oltotta | oltottuk | oltottátok | oltották | |||
2nd-p. o. | oltottalak | ― | |||||||
Future | Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. oltani fog. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | olték | oltál | olta | oltánk | oltátok | oltának | ||
Def. | oltám | oltád | oltá | oltánk | oltátok | olták | |||
2nd-p. o. | oltálak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. olt vala, oltott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | oltandok | oltandasz | oltand | oltandunk | oltandotok | oltandanak | ||
Def. | oltandom | oltandod | oltandja | oltandjuk | oltandjátok | oltandják | |||
2nd-p. o. | oltandalak | ― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | oltanék | oltanál | oltana | oltanánk | oltanátok | oltanának | |
Def. | oltanám | oltanád | oltaná | oltanánk (or oltanók) |
oltanátok | oltanák | |||
2nd-p. o. | oltanálak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. oltott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | oltsak | olts or oltsál |
oltson | oltsunk | oltsatok | oltsanak | |
Def. | oltsam | oltsd or oltsad |
oltsa | oltsuk | oltsátok | oltsák | |||
2nd-p. o. | oltsalak | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. oltott légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | oltani | oltanom | oltanod | oltania | oltanunk | oltanotok | oltaniuk | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
oltás | oltó | oltott | oltandó | oltva (oltván) | |||||
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs). | |||||||||
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | olthatok | olthatsz | olthat | olthatunk | olthattok | olthatnak | |
Def. | olthatom | olthatod | olthatja | olthatjuk | olthatjátok | olthatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | olthatlak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | olthattam | olthattál | olthatott | olthattunk | olthattatok | olthattak | ||
Def. | olthattam | olthattad | olthatta | olthattuk | olthattátok | olthatták | |||
2nd-p. o. | olthattalak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | olthaték | olthatál | olthata | olthatánk | olthatátok | olthatának | ||
Def. | olthatám | olthatád | olthatá | olthatánk | olthatátok | olthaták | |||
2nd-p. o. | olthatálak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. olthat vala, olthatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | olthatandok or oltandhatok |
olthatandasz or oltandhatsz |
olthatand or oltandhat |
olthatandunk or oltandhatunk |
olthatandotok or oltandhattok |
olthatandanak or oltandhatnak | ||
Def. | olthatandom or oltandhatom |
olthatandod or oltandhatod |
olthatandja or oltandhatja |
olthatandjuk or oltandhatjuk |
olthatandjátok or oltandhatjátok |
olthatandják or oltandhatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | olthatandalak or oltandhatlak |
― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | olthatnék | olthatnál | olthatna | olthatnánk | olthatnátok | olthatnának | |
Def. | olthatnám | olthatnád | olthatná | olthatnánk (or olthatnók) |
olthatnátok | olthatnák | |||
2nd-p. o. | olthatnálak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. olthatott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | olthassak | olthass or olthassál |
olthasson | olthassunk | olthassatok | olthassanak | |
Def. | olthassam | olthasd or olthassad |
olthassa | olthassuk | olthassátok | olthassák | |||
2nd-p. o. | olthassalak | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. olthatott légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (olthatni) | (olthatnom) | (olthatnod) | (olthatnia) | (olthatnunk) | (olthatnotok) | (olthatniuk) | ||
Positive adjective | oltható | Neg. adj. | olthatatlan | Adv. part. | (olthatva / olthatván) | ||||
(With verbal prefixes):
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Declension of olt (type 14/olt, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | olt | olleet |
genitive | olleen | ollein |
partitive | ollutta | olleita |
illative | olleesse | olleisse |
inessive | ollees | olleis |
elative | olleest | olleist |
allative | olleelle | olleille |
adessive | olleel | olleil |
ablative | olleelt | olleilt |
translative | olleeks | olleiks |
essive | olleenna, olleen | olleinna, ollein |
exessive1) | olleent | olleint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Cognate with English old, Dutch oud, German alt, West Frisian âld.
ôlt or olt (comparative ôlder or ö̂lder or êlder, superlative ôldest or ö̂ldest or êldest)
nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | |
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Strong declension | ||||
Masculine | ôlt | ôlden | ôldem(e) (ôldennote) | ôldes |
Neuter | ôlt | |||
Feminine | ôlde | ôlder(e) | ||
Plural | ôlde | ôlden | ôlder(e) | |
Weak declension | ||||
Masculine | ôlde | ôlden | ôlden | |
Neuter | ôlde | |||
Feminine | ôlden | |||
Plural | ôlden | |||
The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period. |