"Alt" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ʔalt/
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian alto from Latin altus. Doublet of alt. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|it|alto|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian alto, {{bor+|de|it|alto}} Borrowed from Italian alto, {{m+|la|altus}} Latin altus, {{dbt|de|alt}} Doublet of alt Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s.sg}} Alt m (strong, genitive Altes or Alts, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s.sg}} Forms: Altes [genitive], Alts [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Alt [nominative, singular], Altes [genitive, singular], Alts [genitive, singular], Alt [dative, singular], Alte [dative, singular], Alt [accusative, singular]
  1. alto (musical voice; person or instrument that performs the alto part) Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Categories (topical): Musical voices and registers
    Sense id: en-Alt-de-noun-Jr7D0zB2 Disambiguation of Musical voices and registers: 84 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ʔalt/ Forms: Alts [genitive], Alt [plural]
Etymology: From alt (“old”). Etymology templates: {{m|de|alt||old}} alt (“old”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,-}} Alt n (strong, genitive Alts, plural Alt)
  1. Clipping of Altbier; a type of beer originating from the Rhineland region in Germany. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, neuter, strong Alternative form of: Altbier (extra: a type of beer originating from the Rhineland region in Germany) Categories (topical): Beer
    Sense id: en-Alt-de-noun-~EgAaSTt Disambiguation of Beer: 32 68 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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