אַלט

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YiddishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old High German alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Compare German alt. Congnate with English old and Dutch oud.

AdjectiveEdit

אַלט • (alt) (comparative עלטער‏ (elter), superlative עלטסט‏ (eltst))

1. old

DeclensionEdit

Declension of אַלט

predicative					אַלט alt
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	אַלטער‏ alter	אַלט alt	אַלטע‏ alte	אַלטס‏ alts	אַלטע‏ alte	אַלטע‏ alte
accusative	אַלטן‏ altn
dative			אַלטן‏ altn		אַלטער‏ alter

AntonymsEdit

• יונג‏ (yung, “young”)

Derived termsEdit

• אַלטער קאַקער‏ (alter kaker)
• אַלטהויכדײַטש‏ (althoykhdaytsh), אַלטדײַטש‏ (altdaytsh, “Old High German”)