Polyglot Dictionary

Altar

/alˈtaːɐ̯/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Altäre

Meaning

  1. altar

    • Der Priester steht am Altar.

      The priest stands at the altar.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

autel

autel is the French word for the same thing — both mean "altar."

Portuguese

altar

altar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "altar."

Practice

1 What does Altar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Priester steht am ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Altar?

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