Altai

See also: Altaï

English

Alternative forms

• Altay

Etymology

From the Turkic word for "Golden Mountain". Compare Turkish altın (“gold”), dağ (“mountain”) and al (“red, colorful”) which altın is likely related to.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ǎlʹtīʹ

Proper noun

The Altai (Belukha mountain)

Altai

1. (with the) A mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge.
2. Alternative form of Altay
3. A city in Govi-Altai, Mongolia

Derived terms

• Altai wapiti (Cervus elaphus sibiricus, syn. Cervus canadensis sibiricus)
• Altaian

Translations

mountain range

• Arabic: أَلْتَاي m (ʔaltāy), أَلْطَاي m (ʔalṭāy)
• Armenian: Ալթայ (hy) (Altʻay)
• Azerbaijani: Altay (az)
• Belarusian: Алта́й m (Altáj)
• Bengali: আলতাই (alotai)
• Bulgarian: Алта́й m (Altáj)
• Catalan: Altai m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿爾泰／阿尔泰 (zh) (Ā'ěrtài)

• Czech: Altaj (cs) m
• Estonian: Altai
• Finnish: Altai (fi)
• French: Altaï (fr) m
• Georgian: ალთაი (altai)
• German: Altai (de) m
• Hebrew: אלטאי m
• Hindi: अल्ताई ? (altāī)
• Hungarian: Altaj (hu)
• Japanese: アルタイ (Arutai)
• Kazakh: Алтай (Altai)
• Korean: 알타이 (Altai)
• Macedonian: Алтај (Altaj)
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Алтай (Altaj)

  Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ (altai)

• Ottoman Turkish: آلتای (Altay)
• Persian:

  Iranian Persian: آلْتای (âltây)

• Polish: Ałtaj (pl) m
• Portuguese: Altai m
• Russian: Алта́й (ru) m (Altáj)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Алтај m

  Roman: Altaj (sh) m

• Southern Altai: Алтай (Altay)
• Tajik: Олтой (tg) (Oltoy)
• Thai: อัลไต (al-dtai)
• Turkish: Altay (tr)
• Ukrainian: Алта́й m (Altáj)
• Vietnamese: Altay

Altay — see Altay

a city in Mongolia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿爾泰／阿尔泰 (zh) (Ā'ěrtài)

• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Алтай (Altaj)

  Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ (altai)

• Russian: Алта́й (ru) m (Altáj)

Noun

Altai pl (plural only)

1. The people living in the region of the Altai mountains.

Anagrams

• Alita, Itala, Talia

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əlˈtaj]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [alˈtaj]
• Rhymes: -aj

Proper noun

Altai m

1. Altay (a mountain range in central Asia)

Derived terms

• altaic
• República de l'Altai

 

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian Алтай (Altaj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑltɑi̯/, [ˈɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝i̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑltɑi
• Syllabification^(key): Al‧tai

Proper noun

Altai

1. Altay (mountain range)
2. Altai Republic

   Synonym: Altain tasavalta

Declension

Inflection of Altai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		Altai	—
genitive		Altain	—
partitive		Altaita	—
illative		Altaihin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Altai	—
accusative	nom.	Altai	—
	gen.	Altain
genitive		Altain	—
partitive		Altaita	—
inessive		Altaissa	—
elative		Altaista	—
illative		Altaihin	—
adessive		Altailla	—
ablative		Altailta	—
allative		Altaille	—
essive		Altaina	—
translative		Altaiksi	—
abessive		Altaitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Altai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Altaini — accusative nom. Altaini — gen. Altaini genitive Altaini — partitive Altaitani — inessive Altaissani — elative Altaistani — illative Altaihini — adessive Altaillani — ablative Altailtani — allative Altailleni — essive Altainani — translative Altaikseni — abessive Altaittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Altaisi — accusative nom. Altaisi — gen. Altaisi genitive Altaisi — partitive Altaitasi — inessive Altaissasi — elative Altaistasi — illative Altaihisi — adessive Altaillasi — ablative Altailtasi — allative Altaillesi — essive Altainasi — translative Altaiksesi — abessive Altaittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Altaimme — accusative nom. Altaimme — gen. Altaimme genitive Altaimme — partitive Altaitamme — inessive Altaissamme — elative Altaistamme — illative Altaihimme — adessive Altaillamme — ablative Altailtamme — allative Altaillemme — essive Altainamme — translative Altaiksemme — abessive Altaittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Altainne — accusative nom. Altainne — gen. Altainne genitive Altainne — partitive Altaitanne — inessive Altaissanne — elative Altaistanne — illative Altaihinne — adessive Altaillanne — ablative Altailtanne — allative Altaillenne — essive Altainanne — translative Altaiksenne — abessive Altaittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Altainsa — accusative nom. Altainsa — gen. Altainsa genitive Altainsa — partitive Altaitaan Altaitansa — inessive Altaissaan Altaissansa — elative Altaistaan Altaistansa — illative Altaihinsa — adessive Altaillaan Altaillansa — ablative Altailtaan Altailtansa — allative Altailleen Altaillensa — essive Altainaan Altainansa — translative Altaikseen Altaiksensa — abessive Altaittaan Altaittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• altailainen

 

compounds

• altainkoivuhiiri
• altainmurmeli
• altainorapihlaja
• altainpiiskujänis
• altainpika

 

Anagrams

• ailta, alati, alita, iltaa, laati, laita, latia, liata, talia, tilaa

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Altai m

1. Altay (a mountain range)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtaj/ [aʊ̯ˈtaɪ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtaj/ [aɫˈtaj]

Proper noun

Altai m

1. Altay (a mountain range in central Asia)