Meaning

Alte

female equivalent of Alter: old woman

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

alter

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

elti

Graubünden

Graubünden

alta

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaltər/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German alter, from Old High German altar, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. Cognate with German Low German Oller.

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