alter
Danish
[ˈald̥ɐ]
noun
Definitions
- (religion) altar, a table or a platform for making sacrifices.
- (Christianity) altar, the ritual space of a Christian church.
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse altari derived from Old Saxon altari derived from Latin altare (altar).
Origin
Latin
altare
Gloss
altar
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- altar English
- altarage English
- altarist English
- altarless English
- altarlet English
- altarlike English
- altarpiece English
- altarware English
- altarwise English
- superaltar English
- altar Latin
- altare Latin
- altāre Latin
- Altar German
- Altarbild German
- Altarretabel German
- Hausaltar German
- Hochaltar German
- Traualtar German
- altare Italian
- altare Swedish
- alter Old English
- alter Middle English
- altari Old Norse
- altari Icelandic
- altāri Old High German
- altar Faroese
- alter Middle High German
- altari Old Saxon
- altari Old Swedish
- alta Tok Pisin
- alitara Malagasy
- antare Chuukese