alt

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See also: Alt, alt-, atl, ált, and ált.

Translingual

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Symbol

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alt

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Southern Altai.

English

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Etymology 1

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From Latin altus (high). Doublet of old and alto.

Noun

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alt (uncountable)

  1. (music) Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; 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.
  2. (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 Beverley, “The Marrying Maid”, in Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love[1], 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.

Etymology 2

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Abbreviations.

Adjective

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alt (not comparable)

  1. Clipping of alternate.
    • 2021, Rhian Jones, Lucy Heyman, Sound Advice: The Ultimate Guide to a Healthy and Successful Career in Music[2], Shoreditch Press, →ISBN:
      [] Adele, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Frank Ocean, Drake, and Ed Sheeran are among many artists who don't appear to spend a lot of time online (or if they do, it's using alt accounts).
  2. Clipping of alternative, especially as a cultural phenomenon seen as being outside the mainstream of its genre.
    alt medicine
    • 2023 March 5, Miranda Sawyer, “Sleaford Mods: ‘The UK is like a crazy golf course – all we’ve got left are landmarks’”, in The Guardian[3], →ISSN:
      Fearn is thoughtful and deeply alt (“I’ve always been an oddball”), less demonstrative but more confident.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:alt.
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Noun

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alt (plural alts)

  1. Clipping of altitude.
  2. (Internet slang, gaming) An alternate or secondary character.
    • 1996, Jonobie D. Baker, “Survey of MUSHers.”, in rec.games.mud.tiny (Usenet):
      Of these alts, how many of them are a gender other than your own?
    • 2000, KaVir, “Code Bases - why release buggy crap?”, in alt.mud (Usenet):
      Yes, I have many alts, and no, none of the others have any unusual capitalisation.
  3. (Internet slang) An alternate account.
    Hyponym: sock puppet
    You've been here four days and you already know about the incident from last year? You're such an obvious alt.
  4. (finance) An alternative investment or alternative fund.
    liquid alts
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Etymology 3

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From German Alt.

Noun

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alt (plural alts)

  1. Synonym of altbier
    • 1999, Brian Glover, The Complete Guide to Beer, Barnes & Noble, →ISBN, page 146:
      Top-fermenting ales are still brewed, notably the alts of Düsseldorf and kölsches of Cologne.
    • 2000, Ray Daniels, Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles, Brewers Publications:
      On average, the mash temperatures used in the NHC second-round alts and kölschs were higher, at 153 °F (67 °C) and 151 °F (66 °C) respectively.
    • 2015, Mark Dredge, The Best Beer in the World: One Man’s Globe Search for the Perfect Pint, Dog ‘n’ Bone Books, →ISBN:
      In the last two days I have drunk 10 different beers in each city and feel the Kölsches were within a narrower flavor profile, being relatively similar to each other, whereas Alts had more range of aroma and flavor.
    • 2016, Tim Hampson, The 50 Greatest Beers of the World, Icon Books:
      Ale yeasts are often described as top fermenting, but top cropping would probably be a better description: the yeast ferments at all levels throughout the liquid, but once its work is done it collects at the top of the fermenting vessel (traditionally these vessels would have been open at the top). Family members include bitters, porters, stouts, alts and kölschs.

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Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin alter, alterum. Compare Romanian alt.

Adjective

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alt m (f alte, m plural alts, f plural alti)

  1. other

Azerbaijani

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Noun

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alt (definite accusative altı, plural altlar)

  1. lower part
  2. bottom

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    Declension of alt
singular plural
nominative alt
altlar
definite accusative altı
altları
dative alta
altlara
locative altda
altlarda
ablative altdan
altlardan
definite genitive altın
altların
    Possessive forms of alt
nominative
singular plural
mənim (my) altım altlarım
sənin (your) altın altların
onun (his/her/its) altı altları
bizim (our) altımız altlarımız
sizin (your) altınız altlarınız
onların (their) altı or altları altları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (my) altımı altlarımı
sənin (your) altını altlarını
onun (his/her/its) altını altlarını
bizim (our) altımızı altlarımızı
sizin (your) altınızı altlarınızı
onların (their) altını or altlarını altlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (my) altıma altlarıma
sənin (your) altına altlarına
onun (his/her/its) altına altlarına
bizim (our) altımıza altlarımıza
sizin (your) altınıza altlarınıza
onların (their) altına or altlarına altlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (my) altımda altlarımda
sənin (your) altında altlarında
onun (his/her/its) altında altlarında
bizim (our) altımızda altlarımızda
sizin (your) altınızda altlarınızda
onların (their) altında or altlarında altlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (my) altımdan altlarımdan
sənin (your) altından altlarından
onun (his/her/its) altından altlarından
bizim (our) altımızdan altlarımızdan
sizin (your) altınızdan altlarınızdan
onların (their) altından or altlarından altlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (my) altımın altlarımın
sənin (your) altının altlarının
onun (his/her/its) altının altlarının
bizim (our) altımızın altlarımızın
sizin (your) altınızın altlarınızın
onların (their) altının or altlarının altlarının

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Adjective

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alt (comparative daha alt, superlative ən alt)

  1. lower
    Antonym: üst

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin altus.

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alt (feminine alta, masculine plural alts, feminine plural altes)

  1. high
    Antonym: baix
  2. tall
    Antonym: baix

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German alt, fromOld 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.

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alt (masculine aale, feminine aal, comparative aaler or ääler or älder, superlative aalste or äälste or ältste)

  1. (most dialects) old
    Von aale Löck ka’ mer noch jet liehre.There’s something to be learnt from old people.
    Dat aal Huus möt mer ens renoviere.That old house should be renovated sometime.

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  • The commoner comparation forms were originally aaler, et aalste. Today, those with umlaut are preferred due to influence of German älter, am ältesten.

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, Dutch oud, English old, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (alþeis).

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alt (comparative éltor, superlative dar éltorste)

  1. (most dialects) old, elderly
    an alta brauan elderly lady
    an altar mannan old man
    an altes baipan elderly wife
    an altes ménlea little old man
    alte lòiteelderly people
    De belt ist alt.The world is old.

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References

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  • “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
  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Crimean Gothic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *aldaz.

Adjective

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alt

  1. old

Czech

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Noun

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alt m inan

  1. alto

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Danish

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Pronoun

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alt

  1. neuter singular of al

Daur

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alt

  1. gold

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Alt, ultimately from Latin altus. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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alt m (plural alten, diminutive altje n)

  1. alto (musical part)
  2. alto (person or instrument)

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alt f (plural alten, diminutive altje n)

  1. a woman singing or playing the alto part

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The word alt is feminine when it's used to indicate a woman singing or playing the alto part.

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse allr.

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Pronoun

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alt n (masculine allur, feminine øll)

  1. all

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Declension of alt (a12)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative allur øll alt
Accusative allan alla alt
Dative øllum allari øllum
Genitive als allar als
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative allir allar øll
Accusative allar allar øll
Dative øllum øllum øllum
Genitive alla alla alla

Adverb

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alt

  1. all

Friulian

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Etymology

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From Latin altus.

Adjective

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alt

  1. high
    Antonym: bas
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Noun

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alt m (plural alts)

  1. top, summit

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, 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. Doublet of Alt, a loanword from Italian.

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alt (strong nominative masculine singular alter, comparative älter, superlative am ältesten)

  1. old
    Wie alt bist du?How old are you?
  2. ancient
  3. elderly (inflected in the comparative)
    ältere Menschenthe elderly

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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alt (countable and uncountable, plural altok)

  1. contralto (female singer or voice)
    Coordinate terms: mezzoszoprán, szoprán
  2. alto (vocal section)
    Coordinate terms: szoprán, tenor, basszus

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
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
non-attributive
possessive - singular
alté altoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
altéi altokéi
Possessive forms of alt
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

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  • alt in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • alt in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Ingrian

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Spatial inflection of alt
↗︎○ allative alle
adessive al
○↘︎ ablative alt

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *alta. Cognates include Finnish alta.

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Adverb

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alt

  1. (of motion) from underneath

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alt (+ genitive)

  1. (of motion) from under
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[4], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 136:
      Kissa tuli aitan alt.
      The cat came from under the storehouse.

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References

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  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[5], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 136
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 11
  • Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 19
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку[6], →ISBN, page 14

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish alt (joint, articulation), from Proto-Celtic *ɸaltu- (joint), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (to fold).[3] 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).

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alt m (genitive singular ailt, nominative plural ailt)

  1. (carpentry) joint; juncture
  2. (anatomy) joint, knuckle
    • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:
      alt m aurdōǵ ĺūntə.
      [Tá alt m’ordóige leonta.]
      The joint/knuckle of my thumb is sprained.
  3. knot (in wood)
    Synonyms: cranra, dual
  4. hillock
  5. bit (of land, tobacco, etc.)
  6. stumpy person
  7. paragraph; section (of act, etc.)
  8. (grammar, parts of speech, publishing) article; clause
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alt (present analytic altann, future analytic altfaidh, verbal noun altadh, past participle alta)

  1. (transitive) articulate, joint
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Italian alto.

Noun

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alt m (genitive singular ailt, nominative plural ailt)

  1. (music) alto
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Noun

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alt f (genitive singular ailte, nominative plural altanna)[4]

  1. Alternative form of ailt (steep-sided glen; ravine)
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Irish mutation
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.

References

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  1. ^ alt”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 76
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 alt (‘joint, articulation’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 alt, allt (‘height, cliff’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German halt.

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Interjection

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alt

  1. stop!

Khalaj

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Perso-Arabic اَلت

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *ăl.

Pronunciation

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  • (Xarrâbî) IPA(key): [a(ː)lt]

Noun

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alt (definite accusative altı, plural altlar)

  1. under, bottom
  2. underside
    Synonyms: asra, ast

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References

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  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Lombard

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Etymology

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Akin to Italian alto, from Latin altus.

Adjective

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alt

  1. high

Luxembourgish

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Adverb

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alt

  1. sometimes

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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From Turkish alt (bottom; under).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑːltʰ/, /ɑːlt/

Noun

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alt ? (Arabic spelling ئالت)

  1. Only used in alt bûn (to be beaten, defeated)
  2. Only used in alt kirin (to beat, defeat, subdue)

References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alt’”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 7

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Latin altus, via Italian alto; compare with German Alt.

Noun

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alt m (definite singular alten, indefinite plural alter, definite plural altene)

  1. (music) alto; contralto

Etymology 2

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Determiner

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alt

  1. neuter singular of all

Pronoun

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alt

  1. everything, all, anything
    alt kan skjeanything can happen

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adverb

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alt

  1. already

Etymology 2

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From Latin altus, via Italian alto; compare with German Alt.

Noun

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alt m (definite singular alten, indefinite plural altar, definite plural altane)

  1. (music) alto; contralto

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Old Norse allt. Compare to Swedish allt

Determiner

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alt

  1. neuter singular of all

Pronoun

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alt

  1. everything, all, anything
    alt kan skjeanything can happen

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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *aldaz (grown-up), from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (grow, nourish).

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alt

  1. old

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  • Middle Dutch: out
    • Dutch: oud, (obsolete) oudt
      • Afrikaans: oud
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: hau
      • Jersey Dutch: āud, āut
      • Negerhollands: oud, ouw, houw, hou
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: ou, oud
      • West Flemish: elde
    • Limburgish: aad

Further reading

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  • alt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

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Alternative forms

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  • aldnorthern

Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *ald, 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.

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Adjective

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alt

  1. old
    miti thên altônwith the elders

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  • Middle High German: alt
    • Alemannic German: altu, oalt, oalt, olt, àltà (Italian Walser)
    • Bavarian:
      Apeltonerisch: old
      Central Bavarian: oid /ɔed̥/
      Cimbrian: alt
      Mòcheno: òlt
      Northern Bavarian: old /ɔːld̥/
      Southern Bavarian: ålt /ɔltʰ/
      Udinese: olt, òlt
    • Central Franconian: alt
      Hunsrik: alt
      Kirchröadsj: aod, auw
      Luxembourgish: al
    • German: alt
    • Rhine Franconian: alt, all
      Frankfurterisch: [ɑːl], [aːl]
      Pennsylvania German: alt
    • Vilamovian: aołd
    • Yiddish: אַלט (alt)

References

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  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

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Verb

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·alt

  1. third-person singular preterite active conjunct of ailid
  2. singular preterite passive conjunct of ailid

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
·alt
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unchanged ·n-alt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German alt. Compare German alt, Dutch oud, English old.

Adjective

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alt (comparative elder, superlative eltscht)

  1. old

Polish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Internationalism; compare English alto. Possibly borrowed from German Alt or Italian alto.[1][2] First attested in 1586.[3]

Noun

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alt m inan

  1. alto (singing voice range) [from 16th c.][3]
    matowy altsmoky alto
    głęboki altdeep alto
    ciepły altwarm alto
    ostry altstriking alto
    niski altlow alto
    śpiewać altemto sing in an alto
  2. alto (instrument within the alto range) [from 20th c.]
  3. (obsolete) portion or section of a song sung in an alto [17th–20th c][4][5]
  4. (hunting, obsolete) middle-pitched voice of a hunting dog (instrument within the alto range) [17th–19th c][6]
Declension
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Noun

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alt m pers

  1. alto (person with an alto voice) [from 20th c.][5]
    Synonyms: alcista, altysta
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adjectives
nouns

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English alt, as found on keyboards. First attested in the late 20th century.

Noun

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alt m inan

  1. (technology) alt, alt key
    lewy altleft alt key
    prawy altright alt key
    naciskać/nacisnąć/wciskać/wcisnąć altto press the alt key
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Etymology 3

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Learned borrowing from Latin altum.[4] First attested in 1652.[4]

Noun

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alt m inan

  1. (Middle Polish) enthusiasm, gusto[4]
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References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alt”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “alt”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “alt”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (21.07.2011) “ALT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  5. 5.0 5.1 Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alt”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  6. ^ J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alt”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 27

Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *altru, from Latin alter, alterum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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alt m or n (feminine singular altă, masculine plural alți, feminine and neuter plural alte)

  1. other, another

Usage notes

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Alt can only be preposited and unarticulated. Instead of an articulated form, celălalt (the other) exists.

Altul (another one) superficially resembles the articulated adjective form, but is actually a self-standing pronoun.

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.

Declension

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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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).

Noun

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alt m (genitive singular uilt, plural altan)

  1. joint
  2. (grammar) article

Derived terms

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Italian alto (canto), high (song).

Noun

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alt m (Cyrillic spelling алт)

  1. (music) an alto
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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آلت (alt).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alt (definite accusative altı, plural altlar)

  1. bottom
  2. under

Declension

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Inflection
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
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular altım altlarım
2nd singular altın altların
3rd singular altı altları
1st plural altımız altlarımız
2nd plural altınız altlarınız
3rd plural altları altları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular altımı altlarımı
2nd singular altını altlarını
3rd singular altını altlarını
1st plural altımızı altlarımızı
2nd plural altınızı altlarınızı
3rd plural altlarını altlarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular altıma altlarıma
2nd singular altına altlarına
3rd singular altına altlarına
1st plural altımıza altlarımıza
2nd plural altınıza altlarınıza
3rd plural altlarına altlarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular altımda altlarımda
2nd singular altında altlarında
3rd singular altında altlarında
1st plural altımızda altlarımızda
2nd plural altınızda altlarınızda
3rd plural altlarında altlarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular altımdan altlarımdan
2nd singular altından altlarından
3rd singular altından altlarından
1st plural altımızdan altlarımızdan
2nd plural altınızdan altlarınızdan
3rd plural altlarından altlarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular altımın altlarımın
2nd singular altının altlarının
3rd singular altının altlarının
1st plural altımızın altlarımızın
2nd plural altınızın altlarınızın
3rd plural altlarının altlarının

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Zipser German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German alt.

Adjective

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alt

  1. old