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

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)

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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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