"Alltag" meaning in German

See Alltag in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈaltaːk/ (note: Standard (Northern)), [ˈʔaltʰaːkʰ] (note: Standard (Northern)), /ˈaltaːɡ/ (note: Standard (Southern)), [ˈaltaːɡ̊] (note: Standard (Southern)), /ˈaltak/ [Northern, colloquial], [ˈʔaltʰaχ] [Northern, colloquial] Audio: De-Alltag.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German altac, alltag, alletag; also analysed as All (“all”) + Tag (“day”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|altac}} Middle High German altac, {{compound|de|All|Tag|t1=all|t2=day}} All (“all”) + Tag (“day”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s.sg}} Alltag m (strong, genitive Alltages or Alltags, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s.sg}} Forms: Alltages [genitive], Alltags [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Alltag [nominative, singular], Alltages [genitive, singular], Alltags [genitive, singular], Alltag [dative, singular], Alltage [dative, singular], Alltag [accusative, singular]
  1. everyday life, daily routine Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Derived forms: alltäglich, Alltagstrott, Alltagsproblem
    Sense id: en-Alltag-de-noun-Ep5jwGbQ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "All",
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      "name": "compound"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German altac, alltag, alletag; also analysed as All (“all”) + Tag (“day”).",
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    {
      "form": "Alltages",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alltags",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alltag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alltages",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alltags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alltag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alltage",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alltag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s.sg"
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "word": "alltäglich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Alltagstrott"
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        {
          "word": "Alltagsproblem"
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        {
          "english": "My everyday life is plagued by prejudice.",
          "text": "Im Alltag habe ich mit Vorurteilen zu kämpfen.",
          "translation": "My everyday life is plagued by prejudice.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Deutsche Bahn customers see delays every day.",
          "text": "Verspätungen gehören für viele Bahnkunden zum Alltag.",
          "translation": "Deutsche Bahn customers see delays every day.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaltaːk/",
      "note": "Standard (Northern)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltʰaːkʰ]",
      "note": "Standard (Northern)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaltaːɡ/",
      "note": "Standard (Southern)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaltaːɡ̊]",
      "note": "Standard (Southern)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaltak/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltʰaχ]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "Alltagstrott"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alltagsproblem"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gmh",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "compound"
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  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alltags",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "form": "Alltag",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alltags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alltag",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alltage",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alltag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "m,(e)s.sg"
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German lemmas",
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        "German uncountable nouns",
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        {
          "english": "My everyday life is plagued by prejudice.",
          "text": "Im Alltag habe ich mit Vorurteilen zu kämpfen.",
          "translation": "My everyday life is plagued by prejudice.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Deutsche Bahn customers see delays every day.",
          "text": "Verspätungen gehören für viele Bahnkunden zum Alltag.",
          "translation": "Deutsche Bahn customers see delays every day.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "everyday life"
        ]
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        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaltaːk/",
      "note": "Standard (Northern)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltʰaːkʰ]",
      "note": "Standard (Northern)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaltaːɡ/",
      "note": "Standard (Southern)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaltaːɡ̊]",
      "note": "Standard (Southern)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaltak/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltʰaχ]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Alltag"
}

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