alt

== Translingual == === Etymology 1 === Clipping of English Southern Altai. ==== Symbol ==== alt (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Southern Altai. === Etymology 2 === Clipping of English alternate. ==== Symbol ==== alt (computing) alternate key == English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːlt/, /ɒlt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɑlt/, (altitude) /ælt/ Rhymes: -ɔːlt, -ɒlt === Etymology 1 === From Latin altus (“high”). Doublet of old and alto. ==== Noun ==== alt (uncountable) (music) Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave. [from 16th c.] (now archaic) A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition. [from 18th c.] === Etymology 2 === Abbreviations. ==== Adjective ==== alt (not comparable) Clipping of alternate. Clipping of alternative, especially as a cultural phenomenon seen as being outside the mainstream of its genre. Synonym: alt- (prefix) For more quotations using this term, see Citations:alt. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== alt (plural alts) Clipping of altitude. (Internet slang, gaming) An alternate or secondary account. (Internet slang) An alternate account. Hyponym: sock puppet (finance) An alternative investment or alternative fund. (Internet slang, art) An alternate version of a piece of art, especially without much changes beyond a specific thing. Ellipsis of alt text. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Verb ==== alt (third-person singular simple present alts, present participle alting, simple past and past participle alted) (Internet slang, gaming, intransitive) To use an alternate or secondary account. === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from German Alt. ==== Noun ==== alt (plural alts) Synonym of altbier. === Anagrams === ATL, Atl., LAT, LTA, Lat., TLA, Tal, lat, lat. == Aromanian == === Alternative forms === altu === Etymology === From Latin alter, alterum. Compare Romanian alt. === Adjective === alt m (f alte, m plural alts, f plural alti) other == Azerbaijani == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɑɫt] === Noun === alt (definite accusative altı, plural altlar) lower part bottom ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== altında (“under”) === Adjective === alt (comparative daha alt, superlative ən alt) lower Antonym: üst == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin altus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [ˈal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈalt] Rhymes: -alt === Adjective === alt (feminine alta, masculine plural alts, feminine plural altes) high Antonym: baix tall Antonym: baix ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== alçar altitud === Further reading === “alt”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “alt”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “alt” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “alt”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === aod, auw (Kirchröadsj) oot (westernmost Ripuarian) === Etymology === From Middle High German alt, from Old 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 === IPA(key): /alt/ === Adjective === alt (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 aal Huus möt mer ens renoviere. ― That old house should be renovated sometime. ==== Usage notes ==== The commoner comparation forms were originally aaler, et aalste. Today, those with umlaut are preferred due to influence of German älter, am ältesten. ==== Inflection ==== ==== Related terms ==== Eldere == Cimbrian == === Etymology === 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 === alt (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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== altekhot ==== Related terms ==== galtar === References === “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 == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *aldaz. === Adjective === alt old == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈalt] === Noun === alt m inan alto ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Pronoun === alt neuter singular of al == Daur == === Noun === alt gold == Dutch == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ɑlt/ Hyphenation: alt Rhymes: -ɑlt === Noun === alt m (plural alten, diminutive altje n) alto (musical part) alto (person or instrument) === Noun === alt f (plural alten, diminutive altje n) a woman singing or playing the alto part ==== Usage notes ==== The word alt is feminine when it's used to indicate a woman singing or playing the alto part. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === lat, tal == Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse allr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [al̥t] === Pronoun === alt n (masculine allur, feminine øll) all ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === alt all == Friulian == === Etymology === From Latin altus. === Adjective === alt high Antonym: bas ==== Related terms ==== alçâ altece === Noun === alt m (plural alts) top, summit == German == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /alt/, [ʔalt], /ɑlt/ === Adjective === alt (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 ==== ==== Antonyms ==== jung ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “alt” in Duden online “alt”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[4] (in German) “alt” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Alt. First attested in 1802. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒlt] Rhymes: -ɒlt Hyphenation: alt === Noun === alt (countable and uncountable, plural altok) contralto (female singer or voice) Coordinate terms: mezzoszoprán, szoprán alto (vocal section) Coordinate terms: szoprán, tenor, basszus ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === alt in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. alt in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026). == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *alta. Cognates include Finnish alta. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑltɑ/, [ˈɑɫt] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑlt/, [ˈɑɫd̥] (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈɑlt/, [ˈɑɫd̥] Rhymes: -ɑlt Hyphenation: alt === Adverb === alt (of motion) from underneath === Postposition === alt (+ genitive) (of motion) from under ==== Antonyms ==== päält (“off”) === References === V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[6], 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[7], →ISBN, page 14 == Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al̪ˠt̪ˠ/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish alt (“joint, articulation”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸaltu- (“joint”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”). 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). ==== Alternative forms ==== allt (obsolete) ==== Noun ==== alt m (genitive singular ailt, nominative plural ailt) (carpentry) joint; juncture (anatomy) joint, knuckle knot (in wood) Synonyms: cranra, dual hillock bit (of land, tobacco, etc.) stumpy person paragraph; section (of act, etc.) (grammar, parts of speech, publishing) article; clause ===== Declension ===== ===== Quotations ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Verb ==== alt (present analytic altann, future analytic altfaidh, verbal noun altadh, past participle alta) (transitive) articulate, joint ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian alto. ==== Noun ==== alt m (genitive singular ailt, nominative plural ailt) (music) alto ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== altach === Etymology 3 === ==== Alternative forms ==== allt (obsolete) ==== Noun ==== alt f (genitive singular ailte, nominative plural altanna) alternative form of ailt (“steep-sided glen; ravine”) ===== Declension ===== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “alt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 24 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “alt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “alt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “alt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German halt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalt/ Rhymes: -alt Hyphenation: àlt === Interjection === alt stop! == Khalaj == === Etymology === From Proto-Turkic *ăl. === Pronunciation === (Kharrab) IPA(key): [a(ː)lt] === Noun === alt (definite accusative altı, plural altlar) under, bottom underside Synonyms: asra, ast ==== Declension ==== === References === Doerfer, Gerhard (1980), Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó == Lombard == === Etymology === Akin to Italian alto, from Latin altus. === Adjective === alt high == Luxembourgish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɑlt] === Adverb === alt sometimes == Northern Kurdish == === Etymology === From Turkish alt (“bottom; under”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑːltʰ/, /ɑːlt/ === Noun === alt ? (Arabic spelling ئالت) only used in alt bûn (“to be beaten, defeated”) only used in alt kirin (“to beat, defeat, subdue”) === References === Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “alt’”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 7 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Latin altus, via Italian alto; compare with German Alt. ==== Noun ==== alt m (definite singular alten, indefinite plural alter, definite plural altene) (music) alto; contralto === Etymology 2 === ==== Determiner ==== alt neuter singular of all ==== Pronoun ==== alt everything, all, anything alt kan skje ― anything can happen === Derived terms === altetende fremfor alt, framfor alt === References === “alt” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑlt/ (neuter singular of all): IPA(key): /ɑɬc/ (Trøndelag dialect. Eye dialect spelling as ailltj or ailtj) === Etymology 1 === ==== Adverb ==== alt already === Etymology 2 === From Latin altus, via Italian alto; compare with German Alt. ==== Noun ==== alt m (definite singular alten, indefinite plural altar, definite plural altane) (music) alto; contralto === Etymology 3 === Inherited from Old Norse allt. Compare to Swedish allt ==== Determiner ==== alt neuter singular of all ==== Pronoun ==== alt everything, all, anything alt kan skje ― anything can happen === References === “alt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”). === Adjective === alt old ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: outDutch: oud, (obsolete) oudtAfrikaans: ou, oudBerbice Creole Dutch: hauJersey Dutch: āud, āutNegerhollands: oud, ouw, houw, houSkepi Creole Dutch: ou, oudWest Flemish: eldeLimburgish: aad ==== Further reading ==== “alt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Old High German == === Alternative forms === ald — northern === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /alt/ === Adjective === alt old miti thên altôn ― with the elders ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: alt Alemannic German: altu, oalt, oalts, olt, àltà (Italian Walser) Bavarian: old 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 Ripuarian: oot German: alt Rhine Franconian: alt, all Frankfurterisch: [ɑːl], [aːl] Pennsylvania German: alt Vilamovian: aołd Yiddish: אַלט (alt) === References === Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer == Old Irish == === Verb === ·alt third-person singular preterite active conjunct of ailid singular preterite passive conjunct of ailid === Mutation === == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German and Old High German alt. Compare German alt, Dutch oud, English old. === Adjective === alt (comparative elder, superlative eltscht) old == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalt/ Rhymes: -alt Syllabification: alt === Etymology 1 === Internationalism; compare English alto. Possibly borrowed from German Alt or Italian alto. First attested in 1586. ==== Noun ==== alt m inan alto (singing voice range) [from 16th c.] 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] (hunting, obsolete) middle-pitched voice of a hunting dog (instrument within the alto range) [17th–19th c] ===== Declension ===== ==== Noun ==== alt m pers alto (person with an alto voice) [from 20th c.] Synonyms: alcista, altysta ===== Declension ===== ==== Related terms ==== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English alt. First attested in the late 20th century. ==== Noun ==== alt 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 ===== === Etymology 3 === Learned borrowing from Latin altum. First attested in 1652. ==== Noun ==== alt m inan (Middle Polish) enthusiasm, gusto ===== Declension ===== === References === === Further reading === “alt”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[8] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “alt”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[9] (in Polish) Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “alt”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “alt”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 == Romanian == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *altru, from Latin alter, alterum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalt/ Rhymes: -alt === Determiner === alt m or n (feminine singular altă, masculine plural alți, feminine/neuter plural alte) other, another ==== Usage notes ==== 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 ==== === References === “alt”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === 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 === alt m (genitive singular uilt, plural altan) joint (grammar) article ==== Derived terms ==== alt-aiseig (“linkspan”) alt cinnteach alt neo-chinnteach == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian alto (canto) (literally “high song”). === Noun === alt m inan (Cyrillic spelling алт) (music) an alto ==== Related terms ==== altovi == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آلت (alt), from Proto-Turkic *al (“bottom, underside”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑɫt/ Hyphenation: alt === Noun === alt (definite accusative altı, plural altlar) bottom under ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Votic == === Etymology === From the ablative singular of Proto-Finnic *ala. Cognate with Estonian alt and Finnish alta. === Pronunciation === (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑltɑ/, [ˈɑɫtə̠] (Jõgõperä) IPA(key): /ˈɑltɑ/, [ˈɑɫt] (Central Votic) IPA(key): /ˈɑltɑ/, [ˈɑɫtɑ] (Eastern Votic) IPA(key): /ˈɑltɑ/, [ˈɑɫtɑ] Rhymes: -ɑltɑ Hyphenation: alt === Preposition === alt (~ + genitive) (from) under, beneath === Postposition === alt (genitive + ~) (from) under, beneath === References === Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “alta”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎[10], 2nd edition, Tallinn == Zipser German == === Alternative forms === olt out (Hopgarten) === Etymology === From Middle High German and Old High German alt. === Adjective === alt old