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”)