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”)