Altar
German (Berlin)
/alˈtaː(ɐ̯)/
noun
Definitions
- (religion) altar table or similar structure used for religious rites
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German alter inherited from Old High German altāri (altar) derived from Latin altāre (altar for burnt offerings, altar).
Origin
Latin
altāre
Gloss
altar for burnt offerings, 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
- *altiō, *altiāre Latin
- altare Latin
- altus Latin
- altāre Latin
- Altarbild German
- Altarretabel German
- Alter German
- Bild German
- Haus German
- Hausaltar German
- Hochaltar German
- Retabel German
- Traualtar German
- hoch German
- trauen German
- altare Italian
- altaar Dutch, Flemish
- altaardoek Dutch, Flemish
- altaarkleed Dutch, Flemish
- altaarstuk Dutch, Flemish
- huisaltaar Dutch, Flemish
- rustaltaar Dutch, Flemish
- volksaltaar Dutch, Flemish
- voorouderaltaar Dutch, Flemish
- алтарь Russian
- altari Old Norse
- alter Danish
- oltář Czech
- autel Old French
- altar Catalan, Valencian
- altar Indonesian
- allor Welsh
- altare Middle Dutch
- altar Old High German
- altāri Old High German
- altaar Afrikaans
- alter Middle High German
- *altare Old Dutch
- altar Old Portuguese
- Altarkhnotto Cimbrian
- altar Cimbrian
- altari Old Saxon
- олътарь Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- altar Old Spanish
- altur Dalmatian