alt

See also Alt, alt-, and atl

English

Abbreviation

alt

  1. Abbreviation of alternative.
  2. Abbreviation of altitude.
  3. A state of excitement, conveyed by a high pitched voice.
    • 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[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.
  4. (knitting) Abbreviation of alternate.
  5. (music) Abbreviation of alto.
    • 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.

Noun

alt (plural alts)

  1. (Internet, multi-user dungeon) One of a player's alternate or secondary characters.
    • 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.

Anagrams

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin altus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. high
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Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aldaz.

Adjective

alt

  1. old
    • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
      Alt. Senex.
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Czech

Noun

alt m

  1. alto
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Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

alt m (plural alten, diminutive altje)

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

Usage notes

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

Anagrams

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Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology

Old Norse allr

Pronoun

alt n, allur m, øll f

  1. all

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)

Adverb

alt

  1. all
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German

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Old High German alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *altós. Compare Dutch oud, Low German old, West Frisian âld, English old.

Adjective

alt (comparative älter, superlative am ältesten)

  1. old
    Wie alt bist du?
    How old are you?

Declension

positive forms of alt
gender singular plural
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
comparative forms of alt
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
superlative forms of alt
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

Related terms
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Hungarian

Pronunciation

Noun

alt (plural altok)

  1. alto (voice)

Declension

declension of alt
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
possessives of alt
possessor singular possession plural possession
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

See also

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Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [al̪ˠt̪ˠ]

Etymology 1

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Noun

alt m (genitive ailt, nominative plural ailt)

  1. (anatomy, carpentry) joint; juncture
  2. (anatomy) knuckle
  3. knot (in wood)
  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
Declension
Declension of alt

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alt ailt
Vocative a ailt a alta
Genitive ailt alt
Dative alt ailt

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-alt na hailt
Genitive an ailt na n-alt
Dative leis an alt

don alt

 leis na hailt
Synonyms
Derived terms

Verb

alt (present analytic altann, future analytic altfaidh, verbal noun altadh, past participle alta)

  1. to articulate, joint
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present altaim altann tú;
altair†		 altann sé, sí altaimid altann sibh altann siad;
altaid†		 altar
past d'alt mé;
d'altas†		 d'alt tú;
d'altais†		 d'alt sé, sí d'altamar d'alt sibh;
d'altabhair†		 d'alt siad;
d'altadar†		 altadh
future altfaidh mé;
altfad†		 altfaidh tú;
altfair†		 altfaidh sé, sí altfaimid;
altfam†		 altfaidh sibh altfaidh siad;
altfaid†		 altfar
past habitual d'altainn d'altá d'altadh sé, sí d'altaimis d'altadh sibh d'altaidís d'altaí
imperative altaim alt altadh sé, sí altaimis altaigí altaidís altar
conditional d'altfainn d'altfá d'altfadh sé, sí d'altfaimis d'altfadh sibh d'altfaidís d'altfaí
subjunctive present alta mé;
altad†		 alta tú;
altair†		 alta sé, sí altaimid alta sibh alta siad;
altaid†		 altar
past altainn altá altadh sé, sí altaimis altadh sibh altaidís altaí
verbal noun altadh
past participle alta

† Dialect form

Etymology 2

From Italian alto.

Noun

alt m (genitive ailt, nominative plural ailt)

  1. (music) alto
Declension
Declension of alt

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alt ailt
Vocative a ailt a alta
Genitive ailt alt
Dative alt ailt

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-alt na hailt
Genitive an ailt na n-alt
Dative leis an alt

don alt

 leis na hailt
Derived terms

Mutation

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.
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Luxembourgish

Adverb

alt

  1. sometimes
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Norwegian

Pronoun

alt

  1. everything, all

Noun

alt

  1. (music) alto; contralto

Adverb

alt

  1. already
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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), from Proto-Indo-European *altós. Compare Old Frisian ald, Old English eald, Old Saxon ald, ald, Old High German alt.

Adjective

alt

  1. old

Declension

Declension of alt
Strong declension
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


Descendants

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aldaz, whence also Old English ald. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *altós. Compare Old Saxon and Old Frisian ald, Old English eald, ald.

Pronunciation

Adjective

alt

  1. old
    mit thên altôn
    with the elders

Descendants

References

  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer
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Old Irish

Verb

·alt

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

Etymology

From Latin alter.

Adjective

alt 4 nom/acc forms

  1. other

Declension

declension of alt
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative		 indefinite alt altă alți alte
definite altul alta alții altele
genitive/
dative		 indefinite alt alte alți alte
definite altului altei alților altelor
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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

alt m (genitive uilt, plural altan)

  1. joint
  2. (grammar) article

Derived terms

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

alt m (Cyrillic spelling алт)

  1. (music) an alto

Related terms

  • altovi
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Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ałt]
  • Hyphenation: alt

Noun

alt (definite accusative altı, plural altlar)

  1. bottom

Antonyms

Declension

declension of alt
singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) alt altlar
definite accusative (belirtme) altı altları
dative (yönelme) alta altlara
locative (bulunma) altta altlarda
ablative (çıkma) alttan altlardan
genitive (tamlayan) altın altların
possessive forms of alt
nominative singular plural
benim (my) altım altlarım
senin (your) altın altların
onun (his/her/its) altı altları
bizim (our) altımız altlarımız
sizin (your) altınız altlarınız
onların (their) altları altları
accusative singular plural
benim (my) altımı altlarımı
senin (your) altını altlarını
onun (his/her/its) altını altlarını
bizim (our) altımızı altlarımızı
sizin (your) altınızı altlarınızı
onların (their) altlarını altlarını
dative singular plural
benim (my) altıma altlarıma
senin (your) altına altlarına
onun (his/her/its) altına altlarına
bizim (our) altımıza altlarımıza
sizin (your) altınıza altlarınıza
onların (their) altlarına altlarına
locative singular plural
benim (my) altımda altlarımda
senin (your) altında altlarında
onun (his/her/its) altında altlarında
bizim (our) altımızda altlarımızda
sizin (your) altınızda altlarınızda
onların (their) altlarında altlarında
ablative singular plural
benim (my) altımdan altlarımdan
senin (your) altından altlarından
onun (his/her/its) altından altlarından
bizim (our) altımızdan altlarımızdan
sizin (your) altınızdan altlarınızdan
onların (their) altlarından altlarından
genitive singular plural
benim (my) altımın altlarımın
senin (your) altının altlarının
onun (his/her/its) altının altlarının
bizim (our) altımızın altlarımızın
sizin (your) altınızın altlarınızın
onların (their) altlarının altlarının
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