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

• 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 Proto-West Germanic *altārī (“altar”), borrowed 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 (strong, genitive Altares or Altars, plural Altäre, diminutive Altärchen n)

1. (religion, including Christianity) altar (table or similar structure used for religious rites)

Declension

Declension of Altar [masculine, strong]

	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 rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Altaraufsatz, Altarbild, Altardiener, Altardienst, Altargemälde, Altarkreuz, Altarkerze, Altarraum, Altartisch, Altartuch
• Flügelaltar, Hochaltar, Marienaltar, Schnitzaltar, Seitenaltar, Sühnealtar, Vierungsaltar, Zwölfbotenaltar

Further reading

• “Altar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Altar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Altar” in Duden online

Portuguese

Proper noun

Altar m

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

Romanian

Altar

Proper noun

Altar n

1. Ara (constellation)

Spanish

Proper noun

Altar ?

1. A municipality of Sonora, Mexico