Altar

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
  • “Altar” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 72.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German alter, altære, from Old High German altāri, 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 (genitive Altars or Altares, 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 uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • Sühnealtar
  • Zwölfbotenaltar

Further reading

Portuguese

Proper noun

Altar m

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

Romanian
Altar

Proper noun

Altar n

  1. Ara (constellation)
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