Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin altāre (often attested in plural form altāria).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɐɫˈtarʲ]
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Noun edit

алта́рь (altárʹm inan (genitive алтаря́, nominative plural алтари́, genitive plural алтаре́й, relational adjective алта́рный)

  1. altar
    Synonym: же́ртвенник (žértvennik)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Ingrian: alttari
  • Kazakh: алтарь (altar)
  • Kyrgyz: алтарь (altar)

Further reading edit

  • алтарь in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru