alt
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔːlt
Noun
alt (uncountable)
- (music) High pitch, of a voice or instrument; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave. [from 16th c.]
- 1762, George Colman, The Musical Lady:
- Sop[hy] Moderato! moderato! Madam. Your Ladyship's absolutely in alt. / L[ady] Scr[ape] In alt! Madam? / Sop[hy] Yes, in alt- Give me leave to tell your Ladyship, that you have raised your voice a full octave higher since you came into the room.
- 1794, Mrs. Bennett (Agnes Maria), Ellen, Countess of Castle Howel: A Novel, volume 1:
- The duet was in alt; one stormed, the other half crying, half scolding, made up in volubility what her aunt possessed in authority, and it was not 'till Lady Meredith had twice raised her mild voice, either party could be silenced.
- 1857, Anne Manning, Helen and Olga: a Russian tale, page 194:
- And he began, — "Poor insect! born to flutter and to die;" — falling into the second, directly Helen took the first, till he got down to such unreasonable bass that he suddenly gave a shriek in alt that made Olga stop her ears.
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- (now archaic) A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition. [from 18th c.]
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, The History of Clarissa Harlowe: In a Series of Letters:
- I was, however, glad at my heart, that Mrs. Moore came up so seasonably with notice, that dinner was ready. The fair fugitive was all in alt. She had the game in her own hands; and by giving me so good an excuse for withdrawing, I had time to strengthen myself; the Captain had time to come; and the Lady to cool.
- c. 1875, Charles James Lever, The Dodd Family Abroad:
- "Not," added she, as her eyes glittered with anger, and she sidled near the door for an exit—" not but, in the estimation of others, you may be quite an Adonis—a young gentleman of wit and fashion —a beau of the first water; I have no doubt Mary Jane thinks so— you old wretch!" This, in alt, and a bang of the door that brought down an oil picture that hung over it, closed the scene.
- 1891, Douglas William Jerrold, Tales: now first collected, page 113:
- He had no wish to pry or listen; but if people would talk in alt, whilst he moved, like a mole, about his business, family matters would cleave the ear which, however it tried, could not be deaf.
- 2011, Jo Beverly, The Marrying Maid, page 50:
- That lady was in alt at Loxsleigh's high station and had spent the morning making inquiries of her friends, which also allowed her to spread the word about her interesting new acquaintance.
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Etymology 2
Abbreviations.
Adjective
alt (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of alternate.
- Abbreviation of alternative., especially as a cultural phenomenon seen as being outside the mainstream of its genre.
- alt-rock, alt-country, alt-right, alt medicine
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:alt.
Noun
alt (plural alts)
- Abbreviation of altitude.
- (Internet, gaming) An alternate or secondary character.
- 1996, "Jonobie D. Baker", Survey of MUSHers. (on newsgroup rec.games.mud.tiny)
- Of these alts, how many of them are a gender other than your own?
- 2000, "KaVir", Code Bases - why release buggy crap? (on newsgroup alt.mud)
- Yes, I have many alts, and no, none of the others have any unusual capitalisation.
- 1996, "Jonobie D. Baker", Survey of MUSHers. (on newsgroup rec.games.mud.tiny)
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan, from Latin altus, ultimately of Proto-Indo-European origin.
Further reading
- “alt” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “alt” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “alt” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “alt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Central Franconian
Etymology
From Old High German ald, northern variant of alt. The variation between the stems alt and aal is due to the development -ald- → -āl-, which occurred only in open syllables.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alt/
Adjective
alt (masculine aale, feminine aal, comparative aaler or ääler or älder, superlative aalste or äälste or ältste)
- (most dialects) old
- Von aale Löck ka’ mer noch jet liehre.
- There’s something to be learnt from old people.
- Dat alt Huus möt mer ens renoviere.
- That old house should be renovated sometime.
Usage notes
Related terms
- Eldere
Cimbrian
Etymology
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).
Adjective
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist alt | zi ist alt | is ist alt | ze zèint alt | |
with definite article | nominative | dar alte | de alte | 's alte | de alten |
accusative | in alten | de alte | 's alte | de alten | |
dative | me alten | dar alten | me alten | in alten | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an altar | an alte | an altes | (khòone) alten |
accusative | an alten | an alte | an altes | (khòone) alten | |
dative | aname alten | anara alten | aname alten | (khòonen) alten | |
without article | nominative | alte | |||
accusative | alte | ||||
dative | alten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist éltor | zi ist éltor | is ist éltor | ze zèint éltor | |
with definite article | nominative | dar éltore | de éltore | 's éltore | de éltoren |
accusative | in éltoren | de éltore | 's éltore | de éltoren | |
dative | me éltoren | dar éltoren | me éltoren | in éltoren | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an éltorar | an éltore | an éltores | (khòone) éltoren |
accusative | an éltoren | an éltore | an éltores | (khòone) éltoren | |
dative | aname éltoren | anara éltoren | aname éltoren | (khòonen) éltoren | |
without article | nominative | éltore | |||
accusative | éltore | ||||
dative | éltoren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist dar éltorste | zi ist dar éltorste | is ist dar éltorste | ze zèint dar éltorste | |
with definite article | nominative | dar éltorste | de éltorste | 's éltorste | de éltorsten |
accusative | in éltorsten | de éltorste | 's éltorste | de éltorsten | |
dative | me éltorsten | dar éltorsten | me éltorsten | in éltorsten | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an éltorstar | an éltorste | an éltorstes | (khòone) éltorsten |
accusative | an éltorsten | an éltorste | an éltorstes | (khòone) éltorsten | |
dative | aname éltorsten | anara éltorsten | aname éltorsten | (khòonen) éltorsten | |
without article | nominative | éltorste | |||
accusative | éltorste | ||||
dative | éltorsten |
References
- “alt” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
- “alt” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Crimean Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aldaz.
Czech
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Alt, ultimately from Latin altus. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑlt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: alt
- Rhymes: -ɑlt
Usage notes
The word alt is feminine when it's used to indicate a woman singing or playing the alto part.
Derived terms
- altsleutel
- altstem
- altviool
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [al̥t]
Declension
allur a12 | |||
Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
Nominative (hvørfall) | allur | øll | alt |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | allan | alla | |
Dative (hvørjumfall) | øllum | allari | øllum |
Genitive (hvørsfall) | (als) | (allar) | (als) |
Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
Nominative (hvørfall) | allir | allar | øll |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | allar | ||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | øllum | ||
Genitive (hvørsfall) | (alla) |
Friulian
Antonyms
German
Etymology
From Old High German alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”). Compare Dutch oud, Low German old, West Frisian âld, English old.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alt/, [ʔalt]
Audio (file)
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist alt | sie ist alt | es ist alt | sie sind alt | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | alter | alte | altes | alte |
genitive | alten | alter | alten | alter | |
dative | altem | alter | altem | alten | |
accusative | alten | alte | altes | alte | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der alte | die alte | das alte | die alten |
genitive | des alten | der alten | des alten | der alten | |
dative | dem alten | der alten | dem alten | den alten | |
accusative | den alten | die alte | das alte | die alten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein alter | eine alte | ein altes | (keine) alten |
genitive | eines alten | einer alten | eines alten | (keiner) alten | |
dative | einem alten | einer alten | einem alten | (keinen) alten | |
accusative | einen alten | eine alte | ein altes | (keine) alten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist älter | sie ist älter | es ist älter | sie sind älter | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | älterer | ältere | älteres | ältere |
genitive | älteren | älterer | älteren | älterer | |
dative | älterem | älterer | älterem | älteren | |
accusative | älteren | ältere | älteres | ältere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der ältere | die ältere | das ältere | die älteren |
genitive | des älteren | der älteren | des älteren | der älteren | |
dative | dem älteren | der älteren | dem älteren | den älteren | |
accusative | den älteren | die ältere | das ältere | die älteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein älterer | eine ältere | ein älteres | (keine) älteren |
genitive | eines älteren | einer älteren | eines älteren | (keiner) älteren | |
dative | einem älteren | einer älteren | einem älteren | (keinen) älteren | |
accusative | einen älteren | eine ältere | ein älteres | (keine) älteren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am ältesten | sie ist am ältesten | es ist am ältesten | sie sind am ältesten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | ältester | älteste | ältestes | älteste |
genitive | ältesten | ältester | ältesten | ältester | |
dative | ältestem | ältester | ältestem | ältesten | |
accusative | ältesten | älteste | ältestes | älteste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der älteste | die älteste | das älteste | die ältesten |
genitive | des ältesten | der ältesten | des ältesten | der ältesten | |
dative | dem ältesten | der ältesten | dem ältesten | den ältesten | |
accusative | den ältesten | die älteste | das älteste | die ältesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein ältester | eine älteste | ein ältestes | (keine) ältesten |
genitive | eines ältesten | einer ältesten | eines ältesten | (keiner) ältesten | |
dative | einem ältesten | einer ältesten | einem ältesten | (keinen) ältesten | |
accusative | einen ältesten | eine älteste | ein ältestes | (keine) ältesten |
Related terms
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒlt]
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | alt | altok |
accusative | altot | altokat |
dative | altnak | altoknak |
instrumental | alttal | altokkal |
causal-final | altért | altokért |
translative | alttá | altokká |
terminative | altig | altokig |
essive-formal | altként | altokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | altban | altokban |
superessive | alton | altokon |
adessive | altnál | altoknál |
illative | altba | altokba |
sublative | altra | altokra |
allative | althoz | altokhoz |
elative | altból | altokból |
delative | altról | altokról |
ablative | alttól | altoktól |
Possessive forms of alt | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | altom | altjaim |
2nd person sing. | altod | altjaid |
3rd person sing. | altja | altjai |
1st person plural | altunk | altjaink |
2nd person plural | altotok | altjaitok |
3rd person plural | altjuk | altjaik |
Ingrian
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al̪ˠt̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish alt (“joint, articulation”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸaltom (“joint”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌽 (falþan, “to fold”) and Ancient Greek πέπλος (péplos, “woven cloth”). The sense ‘article’ is a semantic loan from Latin articulus, itself a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron).
Noun
alt m (genitive singular ailt, nominative plural ailt)
- (carpentry) joint; juncture
- (anatomy) joint, knuckle
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 8:
- tā alt m aurdōǵ ĺūntə.
- conventional orthography: Tá alt m’ordóige leonta.
- The joint/knuckle of my thumb is sprained.
- conventional orthography:
- tā alt m aurdōǵ ĺūntə.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 8:
- knot (in wood)
- hillock
- bit (of land, tobacco, etc.)
- stumpy person
- paragraph; section (of act, etc.)
- (grammar, parts of speech, publishing) article; clause
Declension
Derived terms
- altach (“articulate, jointed; knotty; undulating; wavy”, adjective)
- alt an chromáin m (“hip joint”)
- alt bacánach m (“hinge joint”)
Verb
alt (present analytic altann, future analytic altfaidh, verbal noun altadh, past participle alta)
- (transitive) articulate, joint
Conjugation
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | altaim | altann tú; altair† |
altann sé, sí | altaimid | altann sibh | altann siad; altaid† |
a altann; a altas / a n-altann*; a n-altas* |
altar |
past | d'alt mé; d'altas / alt mé‡; altas‡ |
d'alt tú; d'altais / alt tú; altais‡ |
d'alt sé, sí / alt sé, sí‡ |
d'altamar; d'alt muid / altamar; alt muid‡ |
d'alt sibh; d'altabhair / alt sibh; altabhair‡ |
d'alt siad; d'altadar / alt siad; altadar‡ |
a d'alt / ar alt* |
altadh; haltadh† | |
past habitual | d'altainn / altainn‡ |
d'altá / altᇠ|
d'altadh sé, sí / altadh sé, sí‡ |
d'altaimis; d'altadh muid / altaimis; altadh muid‡ |
d'altadh sibh / altadh sibh‡ |
d'altaidís; d'altadh siad / altaidís; altadh siad‡ |
a d'altadh / ar altadh* |
d'altaí / altaí‡ | |
future | altfaidh mé; altfad |
altfaidh tú; altfair† |
altfaidh sé, sí | altfaimid; altfaidh muid |
altfaidh sibh | altfaidh siad; altfaid† |
a altfaidh; a altfas / a n-altfaidh*; a n-altfas* |
altfar | |
conditional | d'altfainn / altfainn‡; n-altfainn‡‡ | d'altfá / altfá‡; n-altfᇇ | d'altfadh sé, sí / altfadh sé, sí‡; n-altfadh sé, s퇇 | d'altfaimis; d'altfadh muid / altfaimis‡; altfadh muid‡; n-altfaimis‡‡; n-altfadh muid‡‡ | d'altfadh sibh / altfadh sibh‡; n-altfadh sibh‡‡ | d'altfaidís; d'altfadh siad / altfaidís‡; altfadh siad‡; n-altfaidís‡‡; n-altfadh siad‡‡ | a d'altfadh / ar altfadh* |
d'altfaí / altfaí‡; n-altfa퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go n-alta mé; go n-altad† |
go n-alta tú; go n-altair† |
go n-alta sé, sí | go n-altaimid; go n-alta muid |
go n-alta sibh | go n-alta siad; go n-altaid† |
— | go n-altar |
past | dá n-altainn | dá n-altá | dá n-altadh sé, sí | dá n-altaimis; dá n-altadh muid |
dá n-altadh sibh | dá n-altaidís; dá n-altadh siad |
— | dá n-altaí | |
imperative | altaim | alt | altadh sé, sí | altaimis | altaigí; altaidh† |
altaidís | — | altar | |
verbal noun | altadh | ||||||||
past participle | alta |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡ Dependent form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Declension
Derived terms
Noun
alt f (genitive singular ailte, nominative plural altanna)
- Alternative form of ailt (“steep-sided glen; ravine”)
Declension
Second declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
alt | n-alt | halt | t-alt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “1 alt (‘joint, articulation’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 alt, allt (‘height, cliff’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “alt” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 24.
- "alt" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “alt” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “alt” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “alt” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
Norwegian Bokmål
Derived terms
- altetende
- fremfor alt, framfor alt
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑlt/
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”).
Inflection
Strong declension | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | alt | alde | alt | alde | alt | aldu |
accusative | aldan | alde | alt | alde | alda | aldu |
genitive | aldis | aldro | aldis | aldro | aldro | aldrō |
dative | aldon | aldon | aldon | aldon | aldro | aldon |
Weak declension | ||||||
masculine | neuter | feminine | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | aldo | aldu | alda | aldu | alda | aldu |
accusative | aldin | aldin | alda | aldin | aldin | aldin |
genitive | aldin | aldno | aldin | aldno | aldin | aldno |
dative | aldin | aldon | aldin | aldon | aldin | aldon |
Old High German
Alternative forms
- ald (northern)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aldaz, whence also Old English ald. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”). Compare Old Frisian and Old Saxon ald, Old English eald, ald and Old Dutch alt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alt/
Descendants
References
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer
Old Irish
Verb
·alt
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
·alt | unchanged | ·n-alt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Pennsylvania German
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin alter, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alt/
Determiner
alt m or n (feminine singular altă, masculine plural alți, feminine and neuter plural alte)
Usage notes
- The genitive and dative forms can also be formed like those of a regular adjective, using forms of un: unui alt, unei alte, unor alți, unor alte.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish alt (“joint, articulation”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸaltom (“joint”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌽 (falþan, “to fold”) and Ancient Greek πέπλος (péplos, “woven cloth”).
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aɫt]
- Hyphenation: alt
Declension
Inflection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | alt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | altı | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nominative | alt | altlar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | altı | altları | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | alta | altlara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | altta | altlarda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | alttan | altlardan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | altın | altların | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zipser German
Etymology
Ultimately from Old High German alt.