Altar
Alemannic GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German altar, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. Compare German Alter, German Low German Oller, Saterland Frisian Oaler, Icelandic aldur.
NounEdit
Altar n
ReferencesEdit
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 72.
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German alter, altære, from Old High German altāri, from Latin altāre. The form was readapted to the Latin source, partly to avoid homophony with Alter (“age”). Compare also Dutch altaar alongside archaic outer.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Altar m (genitive Altares, plural Altäre, diminutive Altärchen n)
- (religion, including Christianity) altar (table or similar structure used for religious rites)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Altar
Related termsEdit
- Altarbild, Altardiener, Altardienst, Altargemälde, Altarkreuz, Altarkerze, Altarraum, Altartisch, Altartuch
- Flügelaltar, Hochaltar, Seitenaltar, Sühnealtar, Vierungsaltar, Zwölfbotenaltar
Further readingEdit
- “Altar” in Duden online
PortugueseEdit
Proper nounEdit
Altar m
RomanianEdit
Proper nounEdit
Altar n
- Ara (constellation)
SpanishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Altar ?
- A municipality of Sonora, Mexico