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alt

adj · /alt/ ·
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.

Translation

  1. old

    Wie alt bist du?

    How old are you?

    Wie alt bist du?

    What age are you?

  2. aged source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. ancient
  4. elderly (inflected in the comparative)

    ältere Menschen

    the elderly

Alt

noun · /ʔalt/ ·
Etymology

Borrowed from Italian alto from Latin altus. Doublet of alt. From alt (“old”).

Translation

  1. alto (musical voice; person or instrument that performs the alto part) masculine, no-plural, strong
  2. clipping of Altbier, a type of beer originating from the Rhineland region in Germany abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, neuter, strong
  3. alto source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  4. alto; contralto source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

Declension

CaseSingular
Nominative Alt
Accusative Alt
Dative Alt
Genitive Altes