Altes Testament

== German == === Alternative forms === altes Testament === Etymology === Calque of Latin Vetus Testamentum, in turn a calque of Ancient Greek Παλαιά Διαθήκη (Palaiá Diathḗkē). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaltəs tɛstaˈmɛnt/ === Proper noun === Altes Testament n (proper noun, strong, definite nominative das Alte Testament, genitive (des) Alten Testaments or (des) Alten Testamentes) Old Testament (first half of the Christian Bible) Antonym: Neues Testament ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== alttestamentlich ==== See also ==== A. T., AT (initialism)