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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin altāre (often attested in plural form altāria).
Pronunciation
Noun
алта́рь • (altárʹ) m inan (genitive алтаря́, nominative plural алтари́, genitive plural алтаре́й, relational adjective алта́рный)
- altar
- Synonym: же́ртвенник (žértvennik)
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
- алтарь in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru