Polyglot Dictionary

altar

/awˈtaɾ/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
altares

Meaning

  1. altar

    • Casaram-se diante do altar.

      They married before the altar.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Altar

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

Spanish

altar

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

French

autel

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

Practice

1 What does altar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Casaram-se diante do ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches altar?

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