Altar

(Anglès)

altar (table or similar structure used for religious rites)

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/alˈtaː(ɐ̯)/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de alt alemany mitjà: alter

Heretat de alt alemany antic: altāri

Cognat amb neerlandès: altaar

In summary

From Middle High German alter, altære, from Old High German altāri, from Proto-West Germanic *altārī (“altar”), borrowed from Latin altāre. The form was readapted to the Latin source, partly to avoid homophony with Alter (“age”). Compare also Dutch altaar alongside archaic outer.

Conceptes

altar

Altar

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Sinònims

Opfertisch

Ara

Ritualpodest

Frases

Auch als Raphael Altar bekannt .

Also known as Raphael Altar.

Der Altar wurde von seinem Nachfolger Conrad fertig gestellt .

The altar was completed by his successor Conrad.