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Translingual
editSymbol
editalt
English
editPronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ɔːlt/, /ɒlt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɑlt/, (altitude) /ælt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːlt, -ɒlt
Etymology 1
editFrom Latin altus. Doublet of old and alto.
Noun
editalt (uncountable)
- (music) High pitch, of a voice or instrument; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave. [from 16th c.]
- 1762, George Colman, The Musical Lady:
- Sop[hy] Moderato! moderato! Madam. Your Ladyship's absolutely in alt. / L[ady] Scr[ape] In alt! Madam? / Sop[hy] Yes, in alt- Give me leave to tell your Ladyship, that you have raised your voice a full octave higher since you came into the room.
- 1794, Mrs. Bennett (Agnes Maria), Ellen, Countess of Castle Howel: A Novel, volume 1:
- The duet was in alt; one stormed, the other half crying, half scolding, made up in volubility what her aunt possessed in authority, and it was not 'till Lady Meredith had twice raised her mild voice, either party could be silenced.
- 1857, Anne Manning, Helen and Olga: a Russian tale, page 194:
- And he began, — "Poor insect! born to flutter and to die;" — falling into the second, directly Helen took the first, till he got down to such unreasonable bass that he suddenly gave a shriek in alt that made Olga stop her ears.
- (now archaic) A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition. [from 18th c.]
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, The History of Clarissa Harlowe: In a Series of Letters:
- I was, however, glad at my heart, that Mrs. Moore came up so seasonably with notice, that dinner was ready. The fair fugitive was all in alt. She had the game in her own hands; and by giving me so good an excuse for withdrawing, I had time to strengthen myself; the Captain had time to come; and the Lady to cool.
- c. 1875, Charles James Lever, The Dodd Family Abroad:
- "Not," added she, as her eyes glittered with anger, and she sidled near the door for an exit—" not but, in the estimation of others, you may be quite an Adonis—a young gentleman of wit and fashion —a beau of the first water; I have no doubt Mary Jane thinks so— you old wretch!" This, in alt, and a bang of the door that brought down an oil picture that hung over it, closed the scene.
- 1891, Douglas William Jerrold, Tales: now first collected, page 113:
- He had no wish to pry or listen; but if people would talk in alt, whilst he moved, like a mole, about his business, family matters would cleave the ear which, however it tried, could not be deaf.
- 2011, Jo Beverley, “The Marrying Maid”, in Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love[1], page 50:
- That lady was in alt at Loxsleigh's high station and had spent the morning making inquiries of her friends, which also allowed her to spread the word about her interesting new acquaintance.
Etymology 2
editAbbreviations.
Adjective
editalt (not comparable)
- Clipping of alternate.
- 2021, Rhian Jones, Lucy Heyman, Sound Advice: The Ultimate Guide to a Healthy and Successful Career in Music[2], Shoreditch Press, →ISBN:
- […] Adele, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Frank Ocean, Drake, and Ed Sheeran are among many artists who don't appear to spend a lot of time online (or if they do, it's using alt accounts).
- Clipping of alternative, especially as a cultural phenomenon seen as being outside the mainstream of its genre.
- alt medicine
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:alt.
Derived terms
editNoun
editalt (plural alts)
- Clipping of altitude.
- (Internet slang, gaming) An alternate or secondary character.
- (Internet slang) An alternate account.
- Hyponym: sock puppet
- You've been here four days and you already know about the incident from last year? You're such an obvious alt.
- (finance) An alternative investment or alternative fund.
- liquid alts
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editNoun
editalt (plural alts)
- Synonym of altbier
- 1999, Brian Glover, The Complete Guide to Beer, Barnes & Noble, →ISBN, page 146:
- Top-fermenting ales are still brewed, notably the alts of Düsseldorf and kölsches of Cologne.
- 2000, Ray Daniels, Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles, Brewers Publications:
- On average, the mash temperatures used in the NHC second-round alts and kölschs were higher, at 153 °F (67 °C) and 151 °F (66 °C) respectively.
- 2015, Mark Dredge, The Best Beer in the World: One Man’s Globe Search for the Perfect Pint, Dog ‘n’ Bone Books, →ISBN:
- In the last two days I have drunk 10 different beers in each city and feel the Kölsches were within a narrower flavor profile, being relatively similar to each other, whereas Alts had more range of aroma and flavor.
- 2016, Tim Hampson, The 50 Greatest Beers of the World, Icon Books:
- Ale yeasts are often described as top fermenting, but top cropping would probably be a better description: the yeast ferments at all levels throughout the liquid, but once its work is done it collects at the top of the fermenting vessel (traditionally these vessels would have been open at the top). Family members include bitters, porters, stouts, alts and kölschs.
Anagrams
editAromanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin alter, alterum. Compare Romanian alt.
Adjective
editAzerbaijani
editPronunciation
editNoun
editalt (definite accusative altı, plural altlar)
Declension
editDeclension of alt | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | alt |
altlar | ||||||
definite accusative | altı |
altları | ||||||
dative | alta |
altlara | ||||||
locative | altda |
altlarda | ||||||
ablative | altdan |
altlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | altın |
altların |
Derived terms
edit- altında (“under”)
Adjective
editCatalan
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editalt (feminine alta, masculine plural alts, feminine plural altes)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “alt” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “alt”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “alt” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “alt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Central Franconian
editAlternative forms
edit- aod, auw (Kirchröadsj)
- oot (westernmost Ripuarian)
Etymology
editFrom Middle High German alt, fromOld High German ald, northern variant of alt. The variation between the stems alt and aal is due to the development -ald- → -āl-, which occurred only in open syllables.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editalt (masculine aale, feminine aal, comparative aaler or ääler or älder, superlative aalste or äälste or ältste)
- (most dialects) old
- Von aale Löck ka’ mer noch jet liehre. ― There’s something to be learnt from old people.
- Dat alt Huus möt mer ens renoviere. ― That old house should be renovated sometime.
Usage notes
edit- The commoner comparation forms were originally aaler, et aalste. Today, those with umlaut are preferred due to influence of German älter, am ältesten.
Related terms
editCimbrian
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, Dutch oud, English old, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (alþeis).
Adjective
editalt (comparative éltor, superlative dar éltorste)
- (most dialects) old, elderly
- an alta brau ― an elderly lady
- an altar mann ― an old man
- an altes baip ― an elderly wife
- an altes ménle ― a little old man
- alte lòite ― elderly people
- De belt ist alt. ― The world is old.
Declension
editnumber & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist alt | zi ist alt | is ist alt | ze zèint alt | |
with definite article | nominative | dar alte | de alta | 's alte | de alten |
accusative | in alten | de alta | 's alte | de alten | |
dative | me alten | dar alten | me alten | in alten | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an altar | an alta | an altes | (khòone) alten |
accusative | an alten | an alta | an altes | (khòone) alten | |
dative | aname alten | anara alten | aname alten | (khòonen) alten | |
without article | nominative | alte | |||
accusative | alte | ||||
dative | alten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist éltor | zi ist éltor | is ist éltor | ze zèint éltor | |
with definite article | nominative | dar éltore | de éltora | 's éltore | de éltorn |
accusative | in éltorn | de éltora | 's éltore | de éltorn | |
dative | me éltorn | dar éltorn | me éltorn | in éltorn | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an éltorar | an éltora | an éltors | (khòone) éltorn |
accusative | an éltorn | an éltora | an éltors | (khòone) éltorn | |
dative | aname éltorn | anara éltorn | aname éltorn | (khòonen) éltorn | |
without article | nominative | éltore | |||
accusative | éltore | ||||
dative | éltorn |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist dar éltorste | zi ist dar éltorsta | is ist dar éltorste | ze zèint dar éltorste | |
with definite article | nominative | dar éltorste | de éltorsta | 's éltorste | de éltorsten |
accusative | in éltorsten | de éltorsta | 's éltorste | de éltorsten | |
dative | me éltorsten | dar éltorsten | me éltorsten | in éltorsten | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an éltorstar | an éltorsta | an éltorstes | (khòone) éltorsten |
accusative | an éltorsten | an éltorsta | an éltorstes | (khòone) éltorsten | |
dative | aname éltorsten | anara éltorsten | aname éltorsten | (khòonen) éltorsten | |
without article | nominative | éltorste | |||
accusative | éltorste | ||||
dative | éltorsten |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- “alt” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Crimean Gothic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *aldaz.
Adjective
editalt
- old
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Legationis Turcicae Epistolae Quatuor:
- Alt. Senex.
- Old. Old.
Czech
editPronunciation
editNoun
editalt m inan
Declension
editDanish
editPronoun
editalt
Daur
editNoun
editalt
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Alt, ultimately from Latin altus. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalt m (plural alten, diminutive altje n)
Noun
editalt f (plural alten, diminutive altje n)
- a woman singing or playing the alto part
Usage notes
editThe word alt is feminine when it's used to indicate a woman singing or playing the alto part.
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editFaroese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editalt n (masculine allur, feminine øll)
Declension
editallur a12 | |||
Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
Nominative (hvørfall) | allur | øll | alt |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | allan | alla | |
Dative (hvørjumfall) | øllum | allari | øllum |
Genitive (hvørsfall) | (als) | (allar) | (als) |
Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
Nominative (hvørfall) | allir | allar | øll |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | allar | ||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | øllum | ||
Genitive (hvørsfall) | (alla) |
Adverb
editalt
Friulian
editEtymology
editAdjective
editalt
Related terms
editNoun
editalt m (plural alts)
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”). Compare Dutch oud, Low German old, West Frisian âld, English old. Doublet of Alt, a loanword from Italian.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editalt (strong nominative masculine singular alter, comparative älter, superlative am ältesten)
- old
- Wie alt bist du? ― How old are you?
- ancient
- elderly (inflected in the comparative)
- ältere Menschen ― the elderly
Declension
editnumber & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist alt | sie ist alt | es ist alt | sie sind alt | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | alter | alte | altes | alte |
genitive | alten | alter | alten | alter | |
dative | altem | alter | altem | alten | |
accusative | alten | alte | altes | alte | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der alte | die alte | das alte | die alten |
genitive | des alten | der alten | des alten | der alten | |
dative | dem alten | der alten | dem alten | den alten | |
accusative | den alten | die alte | das alte | die alten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein alter | eine alte | ein altes | (keine) alten |
genitive | eines alten | einer alten | eines alten | (keiner) alten | |
dative | einem alten | einer alten | einem alten | (keinen) alten | |
accusative | einen alten | eine alte | ein altes | (keine) alten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist älter | sie ist älter | es ist älter | sie sind älter | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | älterer | ältere | älteres | ältere |
genitive | älteren | älterer | älteren | älterer | |
dative | älterem | älterer | älterem | älteren | |
accusative | älteren | ältere | älteres | ältere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der ältere | die ältere | das ältere | die älteren |
genitive | des älteren | der älteren | des älteren | der älteren | |
dative | dem älteren | der älteren | dem älteren | den älteren | |
accusative | den älteren | die ältere | das ältere | die älteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein älterer | eine ältere | ein älteres | (keine) älteren |
genitive | eines älteren | einer älteren | eines älteren | (keiner) älteren | |
dative | einem älteren | einer älteren | einem älteren | (keinen) älteren | |
accusative | einen älteren | eine ältere | ein älteres | (keine) älteren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist am ältesten | sie ist am ältesten | es ist am ältesten | sie sind am ältesten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | ältester | älteste | ältestes | älteste |
genitive | ältesten | ältester | ältesten | ältester | |
dative | ältestem | ältester | ältestem | ältesten | |
accusative | ältesten | älteste | ältestes | älteste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der älteste | die älteste | das älteste | die ältesten |
genitive | des ältesten | der ältesten | des ältesten | der ältesten | |
dative | dem ältesten | der ältesten | dem ältesten | den ältesten | |
accusative | den ältesten | die älteste | das älteste | die ältesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein ältester | eine älteste | ein ältestes | (keine) ältesten |
genitive | eines ältesten | einer ältesten | eines ältesten | (keiner) ältesten | |
dative | einem ältesten | einer ältesten | einem ältesten | (keinen) ältesten | |
accusative | einen ältesten | eine älteste | ein ältestes | (keine) ältesten |
Antonyms
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “alt” in Duden online
- “alt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “alt” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Hungarian
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalt (countable and uncountable, plural altok)
- contralto (female singer or voice)
- Coordinate terms: mezzoszoprán, szoprán
- alto (vocal section)
Declension
editInflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | alt | altok |
accusative | altot | altokat |
dative | altnak | altoknak |
instrumental | alttal | altokkal |
causal-final | altért | altokért |
translative | alttá | altokká |
terminative | altig | altokig |
essive-formal | altként | altokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | altban | altokban |
superessive | alton | altokon |
adessive | altnál | altoknál |
illative | altba | altokba |
sublative | altra | altokra |
allative | althoz | altokhoz |
elative | altból | altokból |
delative | altról | altokról |
ablative | alttól | altoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
alté | altoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
altéi | altokéi |
Possessive forms of alt | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | altom | altjaim |
2nd person sing. | altod | altjaid |
3rd person sing. | altja | altjai |
1st person plural | altunk | altjaink |
2nd person plural | altotok | altjaitok |
3rd person plural | altjuk | altjaik |
Further reading
edit- alt in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- alt in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Ingrian
edit↗︎○ | allative | alle |
---|---|---|
○ | adessive | al |
○↘︎ | ablative | alt |
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *alta. Cognates include Finnish alta.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑltɑ/, [ˈɑɫt]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑlt/, [ˈɑɫd̥]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈɑlt/, [ˈɑɫd̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑlt
- Hyphenation: alt
Adverb
editalt
- (of motion) from underneath
Postposition
editalt (+ genitive)
- (of motion) from under
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[4], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 136:
- Kissa tuli aitan alt.
- The cat came from under the storehouse.
Antonyms
edit- päält (“off”)
References
edit- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[5], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 136
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 11
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 19
- Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку[6], →ISBN, page 14
Irish
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Irish alt (“joint, articulation”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸaltom (“joint”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”).[3] Cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌽 (falþan, “to fold”) and Ancient Greek πέπλος (péplos, “woven cloth”). The sense ‘article’ is a semantic loan from Latin articulus, itself a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron).
Noun
editalt m (genitive singular ailt, nominative plural ailt)
- (carpentry) joint; juncture
- (anatomy) joint, knuckle
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:
- tā alt m aurdōǵ ĺūntə.
- [Tá alt m’ordóige leonta.]
- The joint/knuckle of my thumb is sprained.
- knot (in wood)
- hillock
- bit (of land, tobacco, etc.)
- stumpy person
- paragraph; section (of act, etc.)
- (grammar, parts of speech, publishing) article; clause
Declension
editDerived terms
editVerb
editalt (present analytic altann, future analytic altfaidh, verbal noun altadh, past participle alta)
Conjugation
edit* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editalt m (genitive singular ailt, nominative plural ailt)
Declension
editDerived terms
editEtymology 3
editNoun
editalt f (genitive singular ailte, nominative plural altanna)[4]
- Alternative form of ailt (“steep-sided glen; ravine”)
Declension
editMutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
alt | n-alt | halt | t-alt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ “alt”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 76
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 alt (‘joint, articulation’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 alt, allt (‘height, cliff’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “alt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 24
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “alt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “alt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Italian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editInterjection
editalt
- stop!
Khalaj
editPerso-Arabic | اَلت |
---|
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Turkic *ăl.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalt (definite accusative altı, plural altlar)
Declension
editReferences
edit- Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
Lombard
editEtymology
editAkin to Italian alto, from Latin altus.
Adjective
editalt
Luxembourgish
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editalt
Northern Kurdish
editEtymology
editFrom Turkish alt (“bottom; under”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalt ? (Arabic spelling ئالت)
References
edit- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alt’”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 7
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latin altus, via Italian alto; compare with German Alt.
Noun
editalt m (definite singular alten, indefinite plural alter, definite plural altene)
Etymology 2
editDeterminer
editalt
Pronoun
editalt
- everything, all, anything
- alt kan skje ― anything can happen
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “alt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɑlt/
- (neuter singular of all): IPA(key): /ɑʎc/ (Trøndelag dialect. Eye dialect spelling as ailltj or ailtj)
Etymology 1
editAdverb
editalt
Etymology 2
editFrom Latin altus, via Italian alto; compare with German Alt.
Noun
editalt m (definite singular alten, indefinite plural altar, definite plural altane)
Etymology 3
editInherited from Old Norse allt. Compare to Swedish allt
Determiner
editalt
Pronoun
editalt
- everything, all, anything
- alt kan skje ― anything can happen
References
edit- “alt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”).
Adjective
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alt
Inflection
editStrong declension | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | alt | alde | alt | alde | alt | aldu |
accusative | aldan | alde | alt | alde | alda | aldu |
genitive | aldis | aldro | aldis | aldro | aldro | aldrō |
dative | aldon | aldon | aldon | aldon | aldro | aldon |
Weak declension | ||||||
masculine | neuter | feminine | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | aldo | aldu | alda | aldu | alda | aldu |
accusative | aldin | aldin | alda | aldin | aldin | aldin |
genitive | aldin | aldno | aldin | aldno | aldin | aldno |
dative | aldin | aldon | aldin | aldon | aldin | aldon |
Descendants
edit- Middle Dutch: out
Further reading
edit- “alt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old High German
editAlternative forms
edit- ald — northern
Etymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, whence also Old English ald. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”). Compare Old Frisian and Old Saxon ald, Old English eald, ald and Old Dutch alt.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editalt
- old
- miti thên altôn ― with the elders
Descendants
edit- Middle High German: alt
References
edit- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer
Old Irish
editVerb
edit·alt
- third-person singular preterite active conjunct of ailid
- singular preterite passive conjunct of ailid
Mutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
·alt (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | ·n-alt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Pennsylvania German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German and Old High German alt. Compare German alt, Dutch oud, English old.
Adjective
editPolish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInternationalism; compare English alto. Possibly borrowed from German Alt or Italian alto.[1][2] First attested in 1586.[3]
Noun
editalt m inan
- alto (singing voice range) [from 16th c.][3]
- matowy alt ― smoky alto
- głęboki alt ― deep alto
- ciepły alt ― warm alto
- ostry alt ― striking alto
- niski alt ― low alto
- śpiewać altem ― to sing in an alto
- alto (instrument within the alto range) [from 20th c.]
- (obsolete) portion or section of a song sung in an alto [17th–20th c][4][5]
- (hunting, obsolete) middle-pitched voice of a hunting dog (instrument within the alto range) [17th–19th c][6]
Declension
editNoun
editalt m pers
Declension
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from English alt, as found on keyboards. First attested in the late 20th century.
Noun
editalt m inan
- (technology) alt, alt key
- lewy alt ― left alt key
- prawy alt ― right alt key
- naciskać/nacisnąć/wciskać/wcisnąć alt ― to press the alt key
Declension
editEtymology 3
editLearned borrowing from Latin altum.[4] First attested in 1652.[4]
Noun
editalt m inan
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | — | — |
genitive | — | — |
dative | — | — |
accusative | — | — |
instrumental | — | altami |
locative | — | — |
vocative | — | — |
References
edit- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alt”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “alt”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “alt”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (21.07.2011) “ALT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alt”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alt”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 27
Further reading
edit- alt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- alt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “alt”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “alt”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
Romanian
editEtymology
editInherited from Vulgar Latin *altru, from Latin alter, alterum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros.
Pronunciation
editDeterminer
editalt m or n (feminine singular altă, masculine plural alți, feminine and neuter plural alte)
Usage notes
editAlt can only be preposited and unarticulated. Instead of an articulated form, celălalt (“the other”) exists.
Altul (“another one”) superficially resembles the articulated adjective form, but is actually a self-standing pronoun.
The genitive and dative forms can also be formed like those of a regular adjective, using forms of un: unui alt, unei alte, unor alți, unor alte.
Declension
editReferences
edit- alt in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish alt (“joint, articulation”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸaltom (“joint”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌽 (falþan, “to fold”) and Ancient Greek πέπλος (péplos, “woven cloth”).
Noun
editalt m (genitive singular uilt, plural altan)
Derived terms
edit- alt-aiseig (“linkspan”)
- alt cinnteach
- alt neo-chinnteach
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editFrom Italian alto (canto), high (song).
Noun
editalt m (Cyrillic spelling алт)
Related terms
editTurkish
editEtymology
editInherited from Ottoman Turkish آلت (alt).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalt (definite accusative altı, plural altlar)
Declension
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Dative | alta | altlara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | altta | altlarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | alttan | altlardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | altın | altların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Antonyms
editDerived terms
editZipser German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German and Old High German alt.
Adjective
editalt
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- Rhymes:English/ɔːlt/1 syllable
- Rhymes:English/ɒlt
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