Алтай

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	التاي
Cyrillic	Алтай
Latin	Altai

Proper noun

Алтай • (Altai)

1. Altay, Altai (a mountain range in Central Asia); see Altai Mountains
2. Altai Republic (a republic of Russia)
3. Altai Krai (a krai of Russia)
4. Altay (a prefecture of Xinjiang, China)
5. Altay (a city in Altay prefecture, Xinjiang, China)
6. Altay (a town in the East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan)
7. Altay (the capital city of Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia)
8. a male given name, Altay

Derived terms

• алтайлық (altailyq)

Mongolian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɮtʰɛː/
• Syllabification: ал‧тай (2 syllables)

Proper noun

Алтай • (Altaj) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ)

1. Altai (a city, the administrative center of Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia)

Northern Altai

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /altaj/

Proper noun

Алтай • (Altay)

1. Altay, Altai (a mountain range in Central Asia); see Altai Mountains
2. Altai Republic (a republic of Russia)
3. Altai Krai (a krai of Russia)
4. A prefecture of Xinjiang, China
5. A city in Altay prefecture, Xinjiang, China
6. A town in the East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
7. The capital city of Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia

Russian

Etymology

• For definition 2, clipping of Респу́блика Алта́й (Respúblika Altáj, “Altai Republic”).
• For definition 3, clipping of Алта́йский край (Altájskij kraj, “Altai Krai”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐɫˈtaj]

Proper noun

Алта́й • (Altáj) m inan (genitive Алта́я, relational adjective алта́йский)

1. Altay, Altai (a mountain range in Central Asia); see Altai Mountains
2. Altai Republic (a republic of Russia)
3. Altai Krai (a krai of Russia)
4. A prefecture of Xinjiang, China
5. A city in Altay prefecture, Xinjiang, China
6. A town in the East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
7. The capital city of Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia

Declension

Declension of Алта́й (inan sg-only masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Алта́й Altáj
genitive	Алта́я Altája
dative	Алта́ю Altáju
accusative	Алта́й Altáj
instrumental	Алта́ем Altájem
prepositional	Алта́е Altáje

Derived terms

• алта́ец (altájec), алта́йка (altájka)

Southern Altai

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐl.tɐj]
• Hyphenation: Ал‧тай

Proper noun

Алтай • (Altay)

1. Altay, Altai (a mountain range in Central Asia); see Altai Mountains
2. Altai Republic (a republic of Russia)
3. Altai Krai (a krai of Russia)
4. A prefecture of Xinjiang, China
5. A city in Altay prefecture, Xinjiang, China
6. A town in the East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
7. The capital city of Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia

Declension

Inflection of Алтай (Altay)

	singular	plural
absolute	Алтай (Altay)	Алтайлар (Altaylar)
definite genitive	Алтайдыҥ (Altaydïŋ)	Алтайлардыҥ (Altaylardïŋ)
dative	Алтайга (Altayga)	Алтайларга (Altaylarga)
definite accusative	Алтайды (Altaydï)	Алтайларды (Altaylardï)
locative	Алтайда (Altayda)	Алтайларда (Altaylarda)
ablative	Алтайдаҥ (Altaydaŋ)	Алтайлардаҥ (Altaylardaŋ)

Derived terms

• Туулу Алтай (Tuulu Altay, “Mountainous Altai”)