"Alter Markt" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈaltər ˌmarkt/ (note: Cologne always), [ˈʔal.tɐ ˌmaʁkt], [... ˌmaɐ̯kt], [ˌmaːkt], /ˌaltər ˈmarkt/ (note: elsewhere also) Audio: De-Alter Markt.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: des Alter Markt [definite, genitive], des Alter Markts [definite, genitive], des Alter Marktes [definite, genitive], Altermarkt [alternative]
Etymology: Outside Cologne generally equivalent simply to alter Markt (“old market”). The Colognian form corresponds to local Ripuarian Aldermaat, which compare. If this Ripuarian form is original, it must contain a comparative (“older market”). Otherwise it could also be from the same as above, but with a generalized strong nominative. Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,-:s:es.article|head=(der) Alter Markt}} (der) Alter Markt m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Alter Markt or des Alter Markts or des Alter Marktes)
  1. the Old Market of Cologne Tags: definite, masculine, proper-noun, strong, usually Coordinate_terms: Eisenmarkt, Heumarkt, Neumarkt
    Sense id: en-Alter_Markt-de-name-i3UVcCuj Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7

Proper name

IPA: /ˈaltər ˌmarkt/ (note: Cologne always), [ˈʔal.tɐ ˌmaʁkt], [... ˌmaɐ̯kt], [ˌmaːkt], /ˌaltər ˈmarkt/ (note: elsewhere also) Audio: De-Alter Markt.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: der Alte Markt [definite, nominative], Alten Marktes [genitive], Alten Markts [error-unknown-tag, genitive]
Etymology: Outside Cologne generally equivalent simply to alter Markt (“old market”). The Colognian form corresponds to local Ripuarian Aldermaat, which compare. If this Ripuarian form is original, it must contain a comparative (“older market”). Otherwise it could also be from the same as above, but with a generalized strong nominative. Head templates: {{de-proper noun|Alter<+> Markt<m,es:s>|head=Alter Markt}} Alter Markt m (proper noun, strong, definite nominative der Alte Markt, genitive (des) Alten Marktes or (des) Alten Markts)
  1. name of the oldest market in various other cities Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Alter_Markt-de-name-76BpNEqz

Alternative forms

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