Altar
Alemannic German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German altar, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. Compare German Alter, German Low German Oller, Saterland Frisian Oaler, Icelandic aldur.
Noun edit
Altar n
References edit
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 72.
German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
Altar m (strong, genitive Altares or Altars, plural Altäre, diminutive Altärchen n)
- (religion, including Christianity) altar (table or similar structure used for religious rites)
Declension edit
Declension of Altar [masculine, strong]
Related terms edit
- Altaraufsatz, Altarbild, Altardiener, Altardienst, Altargemälde, Altarkreuz, Altarkerze, Altarraum, Altartisch, Altartuch
- Flügelaltar, Hochaltar, Marienaltar, Schnitzaltar, Seitenaltar, Sühnealtar, Vierungsaltar, Zwölfbotenaltar
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Altar m
Romanian edit
Proper noun edit
Altar n
- Ara (constellation)
Spanish edit
Proper noun edit
Altar ?
- A municipality of Sonora, Mexico