alt

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See also: Alt, alt-, atl, ált, and ált.

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

alt

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Southern Altai.

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɔːlt/, /ɒlt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɑlt/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːlt, -ɒlt

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin altus. Doublet of old and alto.

Noun[edit]

alt (uncountable)

  1. (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.
  2. (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[edit]

Abbreviations.

Adjective[edit]

alt (not comparable)

  1. 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).
  2. Clipping of alternative, especially as a cultural phenomenon seen as being outside the mainstream of its genre.
    alt-rock
    alt-right
    alt medicine
    • 2023 March 5, Miranda Sawyer, “Sleaford Mods: ‘The UK is like a crazy golf course – all we’ve got left are landmarks’”, in The Guardian‎[3], →ISSN:
      Fearn is thoughtful and deeply alt (“I’ve always been an oddball”), less demonstrative but more confident.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:alt.
Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

alt (plural alts)

  1. Clipping of altitude.
  2. (Internet slang, gaming) An alternate or secondary character.
    • 1996, Jonobie D. Baker, “Survey of MUSHers.”, in rec.games.mud.tiny (Usenet):
      Of these alts, how many of them are a gender other than your own?
    • 2000, KaVir, “Code Bases - why release buggy crap?”, in alt.mud (Usenet):
      Yes, I have many alts, and no, none of the others have any unusual capitalisation.
  3. (Internet slang) An alternate account.
    Hyponym: sock puppet
  4. (finance) An alternative investment or alternative fund.
    liquid alts
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From German Alt.

Noun[edit]

alt (plural alts)

  1. 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[edit]

Aromanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin alter, alterum. Compare Romanian alt.

Adjective[edit]

alt m (f alte, m plural alts, f plural alti)

  1. other

Azerbaijani[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alt (definite accusative altı, plural altlar)

  1. lower part
  2. bottom

Declension[edit]

    Declension of alt
singular plural
nominative alt
 altlar
definite accusative altı
 altları
dative alta
 altlara
locative altda
 altlarda
ablative altdan
 altlardan
definite genitive altın
 altların
    Possessive forms of alt
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) altım altlarım
sənin (“your”) altın altların
onun (“his/her/its”) altı altları
bizim (“our”) altımız altlarımız
sizin (“your”) altınız altlarınız
onların (“their”) altı or altları altları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) altımı altlarımı
sənin (“your”) altını altlarını
onun (“his/her/its”) altını altlarını
bizim (“our”) altımızı altlarımızı
sizin (“your”) altınızı altlarınızı
onların (“their”) altını or altlarını altlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) altıma altlarıma
sənin (“your”) altına altlarına
onun (“his/her/its”) altına altlarına
bizim (“our”) altımıza altlarımıza
sizin (“your”) altınıza altlarınıza
onların (“their”) altına or altlarına altlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) altımda altlarımda
sənin (“your”) altında altlarında
onun (“his/her/its”) altında altlarında
bizim (“our”) altımızda altlarımızda
sizin (“your”) altınızda altlarınızda
onların (“their”) altında or altlarında altlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) altımdan altlarımdan
sənin (“your”) altından altlarından
onun (“his/her/its”) altından altlarından
bizim (“our”) altımızdan altlarımızdan
sizin (“your”) altınızdan altlarınızdan
onların (“their”) altından or altlarından altlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) altımın altlarımın
sənin (“your”) altının altlarının
onun (“his/her/its”) altının altlarının
bizim (“our”) altımızın altlarımızın
sizin (“your”) altınızın altlarınızın
onların (“their”) altının or altlarının altlarının

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

alt (comparative daha alt, superlative ən alt)

  1. lower
    Antonym: üst

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin altus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

alt (feminine alta, masculine plural alts, feminine plural altes)

  1. high
    Antonym: baix
  2. tall
    Antonym: baix

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Central Franconian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From 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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

alt (masculine aale, feminine aal, comparative aaler or ääler or älder, superlative aalste or äälste or ältste)

  1. (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[edit]

Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From 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[edit]

alt (comparative éltor, superlative dar éltorste)

  1. (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[edit]

Positive forms of alt
number & 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
Comparative forms of alt
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
Superlative forms of alt
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[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *aldaz.

Adjective[edit]

alt

  1. old

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alt m inan

  1. alto

Declension[edit]

Declension of alt (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative alt alty
genitive altu altů
dative altu altům
accusative alt alty
vocative alte alty
locative altu altech
instrumental altem alty

Danish[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

alt

  1. neuter singular of al

Daur[edit]

Noun[edit]

alt

  1. gold

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Alt, ultimately from Latin altus. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alt m (plural alten, diminutive altje n)

  1. alto (musical part)
  2. alto (person or instrument)

Noun[edit]

alt f (plural alten, diminutive altje n)

  1. a woman singing or playing the alto part

Usage notes[edit]

The word alt is feminine when it's used to indicate a woman singing or playing the alto part.

Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse allr.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

alt n (masculine allur, feminine øll)

  1. all

Declension[edit]

allur 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[edit]

alt

  1. all

Friulian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin altus.

Adjective[edit]

alt

  1. high
    Antonym: bas

Related terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

alt m (plural alts)

  1. top, summit

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From 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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

alt (strong nominative masculine singular alter, comparative älter, superlative am ältesten)

  1. old
    Wie alt bist du? ― How old are you?
  2. ancient
  3. elderly (inflected in the comparative)
    ältere Menschen ― the elderly

Declension[edit]

Positive forms of alt
number & 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
Comparative forms of alt
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
Superlative forms of alt
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[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alt (countable and uncountable, plural altok)

  1. contralto (female singer or voice)
    Coordinate terms: mezzoszoprán, szoprán
  2. alto (vocal section)
    Coordinate terms: szoprán, tenor, basszus

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
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
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]

Spatial inflection of alt
↗︎○ allative alle
○ adessive al
○↘︎ ablative alt

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *alta. Cognates include Finnish alta.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

alt

  1. (of motion) from underneath

Postposition[edit]

alt (+ genitive)

  1. (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]

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[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From 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[edit]

alt m (genitive singular ailt, nominative plural ailt)

  1. (carpentry) joint; juncture
  2. (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.
  3. knot (in wood)
    Synonyms: cranra, dual
  4. hillock
  5. bit (of land, tobacco, etc.)
  6. stumpy person
  7. paragraph; section (of act, etc.)
  8. (grammar, parts of speech, publishing) article; clause
Declension[edit]
Declension of alt

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alt ailt
Vocative a ailt a alta
Genitive ailt alt
Dative alt ailt

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-alt na hailt
Genitive an ailt na n-alt
Dative leis an alt

don alt

leis na hailt

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

alt (present analytic altann, future analytic altfaidh, verbal noun altadh, past participle alta)

  1. (transitive) articulate, joint
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of alt (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present altaim altann tú;
altair† 		altann sé, sí altaimid altann sibh altann siad;
altaid† 		a altann; a altas /
a n-altann*; a n-altas* 		altar
past d'alt mé; d'altas /
alt mé‡; altas‡ 		d'alt tú; d'altais /
alt tú; altais‡ 		d'alt sé, sí /
alt sé, sí‡ 		d'altamar; d'alt muid /
altamar; alt muid‡ 		d'alt sibh; d'altabhair /
alt sibh;
altabhair‡ 		d'alt siad; d'altadar /
alt siad; altadar‡ 		a d'alt /
ar alt* 		altadh;
haltadh†
past habitual d'altainn /
altainn‡; n-altainn‡‡ 		d'altá /
altá‡; n-altᇇ 		d'altadh sé, sí /
altadh sé, sí‡; n-altadh sé, s퇇 		d'altaimis; d'altadh muid /
altaimis; altadh muid‡; n-altaimis‡‡; n-altadh muid‡‡ 		d'altadh sibh /
altadh sibh‡; n-altadh sibh‡‡ 		d'altaidís; d'altadh siad /
altaidís; altadh siad‡; n-altaidís‡‡; n-altadh siad‡‡ 		a d'altadh /
a n-altadh* 		d'altaí /
altaí‡; n-alta퇇
future altfaidh mé;
altfad 		altfaidh tú;
altfair† 		altfaidh sé, sí altfaimid;
altfaidh muid 		altfaidh sibh altfaidh siad;
altfaid† 		a altfaidh; a altfas /
a n-altfaidh*; a n-altfas* 		altfar
conditional d'altfainn / altfainn‡; n-altfainn‡‡ d'altfá / altfá‡; n-altfᇇ d'altfadh sé, sí / altfadh sé, sí‡; n-altfadh sé, s퇇 d'altfaimis; d'altfadh muid / altfaimis‡; altfadh muid‡; n-altfaimis‡‡; n-altfadh muid‡‡ d'altfadh sibh / altfadh sibh‡; n-altfadh sibh‡‡ d'altfaidís; d'altfadh siad / altfaidís‡; altfadh siad‡; n-altfaidís‡‡; n-altfadh siad‡‡ a d'altfadh /
a n-altfadh* 		d'altfaí / altfaí‡; n-altfa퇇
subjunctive present go n-alta mé;
go n-altad† 		go n-alta tú;
go n-altair† 		go n-alta sé, sí go n-altaimid;
go n-alta muid 		go n-alta sibh go n-alta siad;
go n-altaid† 		— go n-altar
past dá n-altainn dá n-altá dá n-altadh sé, sí dá n-altaimis;
dá n-altadh muid 		dá n-altadh sibh dá n-altaidís;
dá n-altadh siad 		— dá n-altaí
imperative altaim alt altadh sé, sí altaimis altaigí;
altaidh† 		altaidís — altar
verbal noun altadh
past participle alta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Italian alto.

Noun[edit]

alt m (genitive singular ailt, nominative plural ailt)

  1. (music) alto
Declension[edit]
Declension of alt

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alt ailt
Vocative a ailt a alta
Genitive ailt alt
Dative alt ailt

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-alt na hailt
Genitive an ailt na n-alt
Dative leis an alt

don alt

leis na hailt

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

alt f (genitive singular ailte, nominative plural altanna)[4]

  1. Alternative form of ailt (“steep-sided glen; ravine”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of alt

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alt alta
Vocative a alt a alta
Genitive ailte alt
Dative alt alta

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an alt na halta
Genitive na hailte na n-alt
Dative leis an alt

don alt

leis na halta

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
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]

  1. ^ “alt”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 76
  3. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 alt (‘joint, articulation’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 alt, allt (‘height, cliff’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German halt.

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

alt

  1. stop!

Khalaj[edit]

Perso-Arabic اَلت

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *ăl.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Xarrâbî) IPA(key): [a(ː)lt]

Noun[edit]

alt (definite accusative altı, plural altlar)

  1. under, bottom
  2. underside
    Synonyms: asra, ast

Declension[edit]

Declension of alt
singular plural
nominative alt altlar
genitive altııñ altlarııñ
dative altqa altlarqa
definite accusative altı altları
locative altça altlarça
ablative altda altlarda
instrumental altla altlarla
equative altvâra altlarvâra

References[edit]

  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Lombard[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Akin to Italian alto, from Latin altus.

Adjective[edit]

alt

  1. high

Luxembourgish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

alt

  1. sometimes

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Turkish alt (“bottom; under”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑːltʰ/, /ɑːlt/

Noun[edit]

alt ? (Arabic spelling ئالت)

  1. Only used in alt bûn (“to be beaten, defeated”)
  2. Only used in alt kirin (“to beat, defeat, subdue”)

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[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin altus, via Italian alto; compare with German Alt.

Noun[edit]

alt m (definite singular alten, indefinite plural alter, definite plural altene)

  1. (music) alto; contralto

Etymology 2[edit]

Determiner[edit]

alt

  1. neuter singular of all

Pronoun[edit]

alt

  1. everything, all, anything
    alt kan skje ― anything can happen

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adverb[edit]

alt

  1. already

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin altus, via Italian alto; compare with German Alt.

Noun[edit]

alt m (definite singular alten, indefinite plural altar, definite plural altane)

  1. (music) alto; contralto

Etymology 3[edit]

Inherited from Old Norse allt. Compare to Swedish allt

Determiner[edit]

alt

  1. neuter singular of all

Pronoun[edit]

alt

  1. everything, all, anything
    alt kan skje ― anything can happen

References[edit]

Old Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”).

Adjective[edit]

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alt

  1. old

Inflection[edit]

Declension of alt
Strong declension
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
    • Dutch: oud
      • Afrikaans: oud
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: hau
      • Jersey Dutch: āud, āut
      • Negerhollands: oud, ouw, houw, hou
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: ou, oud
      • West Flemish: elde
    • Limburgish: aad

Further reading[edit]

  • “alt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • ald — northern

Etymology[edit]

From 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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

alt

  1. old
    miti thên altôn ― with the elders

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle High German: alt
    • Alemannic German: altu, oalt, oalt, olt, àltà (Italian Walser)
    • Bavarian:
      Apeltonerisch: old
      Central Bavarian: oid /ɔed̥/
      Cimbrian: alt
      Mòcheno: òlt
      Northern Bavarian: old /ɔːld̥/
      Southern Bavarian: ålt /ɔltʰ/
      Udinese: olt, òlt
    • Central Franconian: alt
      Hunsrik: alt
      Kirchröadsj: aod, auw
      Luxembourgish: al
    • German: alt
    • Rhine Franconian: alt, all
      Frankfurterisch: [ɑːl], [aːl]
      Pennsylvania German: alt
    • Vilamovian: aołd
    • Yiddish: אַלט (alt)

References[edit]

  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

Old Irish[edit]

Verb[edit]

·alt

  1. third-person singular preterite active conjunct of ailid
  2. singular preterite passive conjunct of ailid

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
·alt unchanged ·n-alt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German and Old High German alt. Compare German alt, Dutch oud, English old.

Adjective[edit]

alt (comparative elder, superlative eltscht)

  1. old

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Internationalism; compare English alto. Possibly borrowed from German Alt or Italian alto.[1][2] First attested in 1586.[3]

Noun[edit]

alt m inan

  1. (music) 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
  2. (music) alto (instrument within the alto range) [from 20th c.]
  3. (music, obsolete) portion or section of a song sung in an alto [17th–20th c][4][5]
  4. (hunting, obsolete) middle-pitched voice of a hunting dog (instrument within the alto range) [17th–19th c][6]
Declension[edit]
Declension of alt
singular plural
nominative alt alty
genitive altu altów
dative altowi altom
accusative alt alty
instrumental altem altami
locative alcie altach
vocative alcie alty

Noun[edit]

alt m pers

  1. (music) alto (person with an alto voice) [from 20th c.][5]
    Synonyms: alcista, altysta
Declension[edit]
Declension of alt
singular plural
nominative alt alty
genitive alta altów
dative altowi altom
accusative alta altów
instrumental altem altami
locative alcie altach
vocative alcie alty

Related terms[edit]

adjectives
nouns

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English alt, as found on keyboards. First attested in the late 20th century.

Noun[edit]

alt m inan

  1. (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[edit]
Declension of alt
singular plural
nominative alt alty
genitive altu altów
dative altowi altom
accusative alt alty
instrumental altem altami
locative alcie altach
vocative alcie alty

Etymology 3[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin altum.[4] First attested in 1652.[4]

Noun[edit]

alt m inan

  1. (Middle Polish) enthusiasm, gusto[4]
Declension[edit]
Declension of -
singular plural
nominative — —
genitive — —
dative — —
accusative — —
instrumental — altami
locative — —
vocative — —

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “alt”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “alt”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  3. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alt”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  6. ^ 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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *altru, from Latin alter, alterum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros.

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

alt m or n (feminine singular altă, masculine plural alți, feminine and neuter plural alte)

  1. other, another

Usage notes[edit]

Alt 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[edit]

Declension of alt (determiner declension, indefinite only)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite alt altă alți alte
definite — — — —
genitive/
dative 		indefinite altui altei altor altor
definite — — — —

References[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From 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[edit]

alt m (genitive singular uilt, plural altan)

  1. joint
  2. (grammar) article

Derived terms[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian alto (canto), high (song).

Noun[edit]

alt m (Cyrillic spelling алт)

  1. (music) an alto

Related terms[edit]

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish آلت (alt).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alt (definite accusative altı, plural altlar)

  1. bottom
  2. under

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative alt
Definite accusative altı
Singular Plural
Nominative alt altlar
Definite accusative altı altları
Dative alta altlara
Locative altta altlarda
Ablative alttan altlardan
Genitive altın altların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular altım altlarım
2nd singular altın altların
3rd singular altı altları
1st plural altımız altlarımız
2nd plural altınız altlarınız
3rd plural altları altları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular altımı altlarımı
2nd singular altını altlarını
3rd singular altını altlarını
1st plural altımızı altlarımızı
2nd plural altınızı altlarınızı
3rd plural altlarını altlarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular altıma altlarıma
2nd singular altına altlarına
3rd singular altına altlarına
1st plural altımıza altlarımıza
2nd plural altınıza altlarınıza
3rd plural altlarına altlarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular altımda altlarımda
2nd singular altında altlarında
3rd singular altında altlarında
1st plural altımızda altlarımızda
2nd plural altınızda altlarınızda
3rd plural altlarında altlarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular altımdan altlarımdan
2nd singular altından altlarından
3rd singular altından altlarından
1st plural altımızdan altlarımızdan
2nd plural altınızdan altlarınızdan
3rd plural altlarından altlarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular altımın altlarımın
2nd singular altının altlarının
3rd singular altının altlarının
1st plural altımızın altlarımızın
2nd plural altınızın altlarınızın
3rd plural altlarının altlarının

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Zipser German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German and Old High German alt.

Adjective[edit]

alt

  1. old
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