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

old

Wie alt bist du?

How old are you?
ancient
elderly (inflected in the comparative)

ältere Menschen

the elderly

Alt

noun · /ʔalt/ ·

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian alto from Latin altus. Doublet of alt.

Translation

alto (musical voice; person or instrument that performs the alto part) masculine, no-plural, strong

Declension

Case	Singular
Nominative	Alt
Accusative	Alt
Dative	Alt
Genitive	Altes

Alt

noun · /ʔalt/ ·

Etymology

From alt (“old”).

Translation

clipping of Altbier, a type of beer originating from the Rhineland region in Germany abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, neuter, strong