alt

== Translingual == === Symbol === alt (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Southern Altai. (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 === 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): (Central) [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. “alt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == 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 “alt” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. == Hungarian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒlt] Rhymes: -ɒlt === 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 ==== === 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 2024). == 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[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 == === 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, 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, 2013–2026 == 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, as found on keyboards. 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, 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 == === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑɫt/ Hyphenation: alt === Noun === alt (definite accusative altı, plural altlar) bottom under ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Zipser German == === Alternative forms === olt out (Hopgarten) === Etymology === From Middle High German and Old High German alt. === Adjective === alt old