"Alter" meaning in German

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈaltər/, [ˈʔaltɐ] (note: most of Germany, some of Austria), [ˈʔaltər] (note: Switzerland, some of Germany and Austria), /ˈal(d)ɐ/ [interjection] Audio: De-at-Alter.ogg [Austria], De-Alter.ogg
Etymology: Nominalization of adjective alt. Etymology templates: {{m|de|alt}} alt Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} Alter
  1. (colloquial, chiefly slang) man, dude, mate; used for emphasis Tags: colloquial, slang Synonyms: Alda, Alla
    Sense id: en-Alter-de-intj--LL8CJAc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈaltər/, [ˈʔaltɐ] (note: most of Germany, some of Austria), [ˈʔaltər] (note: Switzerland, some of Germany and Austria), /ˈal(d)ɐ/ [interjection] Audio: De-at-Alter.ogg [Austria], De-Alter.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German alter, from Old High German altar, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. Cognate with German Low German Oller. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|alter}} Middle High German alter, {{inh|de|goh|altar}} Old High German altar, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*aldrą}} Proto-Germanic *aldrą, {{cog|nds-de|Oller}} German Low German Oller Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Alter n (strong, genitive Alters, plural Alter) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Alters [genitive], Alter [plural], strong [table-tags], Alter [nominative, singular], Alter [definite, nominative, plural], Alters [genitive, singular], Alter [definite, genitive, plural], Alter [dative, singular], Altern [dative, definite, plural], Alter [accusative, singular], Alter [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. age, old age Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Alter-de-noun-ga1c5HaC Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 77 3 20
  2. antiquity Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Alter-de-noun-nTKCABg~
  3. epoch, age Tags: neuter, strong Derived forms: Altertum
    Sense id: en-Alter-de-noun-XMFDF3vB Related terms: Altersangabe, Altersaufbau, Altersdiskriminierung, Altersdurchschnitt, Alterserscheinung, Altersfrage, Altersgrenze, Altersgruppe, Altersheim, Alterspyramide, Altertum, Jugendalter, Mittelalter, Steinzeitalter, Zeitalter, alters (english: Alters)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈaltər/, [ˈʔaltɐ] (note: most of Germany, some of Austria), [ˈʔaltər] (note: Switzerland, some of Germany and Austria), /ˈal(d)ɐ/ [interjection] Audio: De-at-Alter.ogg [Austria], De-Alter.ogg
Etymology: Nominalization of adjective alt. Etymology templates: {{m|de|alt}} alt Head templates: {{de-noun|+|f=+}} Alter m (adjectival, definite nominative der Alte, genitive (des) Alten, plural Alte, definite plural die Alten, feminine Alte) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|+}} Forms: der Alte [definite, nominative], Alten [genitive], Alte [plural], die Alten [definite, plural], Alte [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Alter [nominative, singular, strong], Alte [nominative, plural, strong], Alten [genitive, singular, strong], Alter [genitive, plural, strong], Altem [dative, singular, strong], Alten [dative, plural, strong], Alten [accusative, singular, strong], Alte [accusative, plural, strong], Alte [nominative, singular, weak], Alten [nominative, plural, weak], Alten [genitive, singular, weak], Alten [genitive, plural, weak], Alten [dative, singular, weak], Alten [dative, plural, weak], Alten [accusative, singular, weak], Alten [accusative, plural, weak], Alter [mixed, nominative, singular], keine [mixed, nominative, plural], Alten [mixed, nominative, plural], Alten [genitive, mixed, singular], keiner [genitive, mixed, plural], Alten [genitive, mixed, plural], Alten [dative, mixed, singular], keinen [dative, mixed, plural], Alten [dative, mixed, plural], Alten [accusative, mixed, singular], keine [accusative, mixed, plural], Alten [accusative, mixed, plural]
  1. nominalization of alt (“someone or something old or bygone”) Tags: adjectival, masculine
    Sense id: en-Alter-de-noun-y8Hwouid
  2. old man; old person Tags: adjectival, masculine
    Sense id: en-Alter-de-noun-g7SrbSSN
  3. (colloquial) mate, bloke (UK); dude, guy (US); a somewhat intimate or mildly dismissive word for a man, especially but not exclusively used as a vocative Tags: adjectival, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: Keule, Mann, Kumpel, Digga
    Sense id: en-Alter-de-noun-3YRmbi7A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈaltər/, [ˈʔaltɐ] (note: most of Germany, some of Austria), [ˈʔaltər] (note: Switzerland, some of Germany and Austria), /ˈal(d)ɐ/ [interjection] Audio: De-at-Alter.ogg [Austria], De-Alter.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|noun form|g=f}} Alter f
  1. inflection of Alte:
    strong genitive/dative singular
    Tags: dative, feminine, form-of, genitive, singular, strong
    Sense id: en-Alter-de-noun-IwXADFo3
  2. inflection of Alte:
    strong genitive plural
    Tags: feminine, form-of, genitive, plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Alter-de-noun-kwNzXqdR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "They are of the same age …",
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          "_dis1": "24 25 51",
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          "_dis1": "24 25 51",
          "word": "Altersdurchschnitt"
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          "_dis1": "24 25 51",
          "word": "Alterserscheinung"
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          "_dis1": "24 25 51",
          "word": "Altersfrage"
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          "_dis1": "24 25 51",
          "word": "Altersgrenze"
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          "_dis1": "24 25 51",
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          "_dis1": "24 25 51",
          "word": "Altersheim"
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          "_dis1": "24 25 51",
          "word": "Alterspyramide"
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          "_dis1": "24 25 51",
          "word": "Altertum"
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        {
          "_dis1": "24 25 51",
          "word": "Jugendalter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "24 25 51",
          "word": "Mittelalter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "24 25 51",
          "word": "Steinzeitalter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "24 25 51",
          "word": "Zeitalter"
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          "word": "alters"
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    {
      "form": "Alte",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Alten",
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      "form": "Alter",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Alten",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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      "form": "Alte",
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      "form": "Alten",
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      "form": "Alten",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Alter",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "keine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "mixed",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "mixed",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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    },
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      "form": "keiner",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
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    },
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      "form": "Alten",
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      "form": "Alten",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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        "accusative",
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    },
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      "form": "keine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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          "english": "Dude! Come back, we need to go left here.",
          "text": "Alter! Komm zurück, wir müssen hier links.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You got a euro for summat to eat, mate?",
          "text": "Haste ma ’n Euro für was zu essen, Alter?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "If some bloke acts up in here, kick him right out.",
          "text": "Wenn irgendso’n Alter hier Ärger macht, schmeiß ihn gleich raus.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Her guy jilted her.",
          "text": "Ihr Alter hat sie sitzen lassen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "mate, bloke (UK); dude, guy (US); a somewhat intimate or mildly dismissive word for a man, especially but not exclusively used as a vocative"
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        ],
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
        ],
        [
          "guy",
          "guy"
        ],
        [
          "vocative",
          "vocative#English"
        ]
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        "(colloquial) mate, bloke (UK); dude, guy (US); a somewhat intimate or mildly dismissive word for a man, especially but not exclusively used as a vocative"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Keule"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mann"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kumpel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Digga"
        }
      ],
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        "adjectival",
        "colloquial",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaltər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltɐ]",
      "note": "most of Germany, some of Austria"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltər]",
      "note": "Switzerland, some of Germany and Austria"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal(d)ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "interjection"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltər]",
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      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltɐ]",
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      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltər]",
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    {
      "word": "Altertum"
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      "form": "Alter",
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        "dative",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "Alter",
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    {
      "form": "Alter",
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      "word": "Altersangabe"
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    {
      "word": "Altersaufbau"
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      "word": "Altersdiskriminierung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Altersdurchschnitt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alterserscheinung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Altersfrage"
    },
    {
      "word": "Altersgrenze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Altersgruppe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Altersheim"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alterspyramide"
    },
    {
      "word": "Altertum"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jugendalter"
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    {
      "word": "Mittelalter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Steinzeitalter"
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    {
      "word": "Zeitalter"
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      "english": "Alters",
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        "strong"
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    {
      "glosses": [
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        [
          "antiquity",
          "antiquity"
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        "neuter",
        "strong"
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      "glosses": [
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        [
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          "age"
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        "neuter",
        "strong"
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      "ipa": "/ˈaltər/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltɐ]",
      "note": "most of Germany, some of Austria"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltər]",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal(d)ɐ/",
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        "interjection"
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    {
      "form": "Alten",
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "Alte",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "die Alten",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "Alte",
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        "feminine"
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "Alter",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alte",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "strong"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "strong"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alter",
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        "plural",
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    {
      "form": "Altem",
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        "dative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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        "plural",
        "strong"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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    {
      "form": "Alte",
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        "plural",
        "strong"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alte",
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        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "Alten",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "weak"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular",
        "weak"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural",
        "weak"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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        "accusative",
        "singular",
        "weak"
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    {
      "form": "Alten",
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        "plural",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alter",
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        "mixed",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "keine",
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        "mixed",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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        "genitive",
        "mixed",
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    },
    {
      "form": "keiner",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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        "mixed",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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        "dative",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "keinen",
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        "dative",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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        "dative",
        "mixed",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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        "accusative",
        "mixed",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "keine",
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        "accusative",
        "mixed",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alten",
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        "masculine"
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          "english": "Dude! Come back, we need to go left here.",
          "text": "Alter! Komm zurück, wir müssen hier links.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "You got a euro for summat to eat, mate?",
          "text": "Haste ma ’n Euro für was zu essen, Alter?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "If some bloke acts up in here, kick him right out.",
          "text": "Wenn irgendso’n Alter hier Ärger macht, schmeiß ihn gleich raus.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Her guy jilted her.",
          "text": "Ihr Alter hat sie sitzen lassen.",
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        }
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        [
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        [
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        {
          "word": "Keule"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mann"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kumpel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Digga"
        }
      ],
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        "adjectival",
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaltər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltɐ]",
      "note": "most of Germany, some of Austria"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltər]",
      "note": "Switzerland, some of Germany and Austria"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal(d)ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "interjection"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Alter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b0/De-Alter.ogg/De-Alter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/De-Alter.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alter"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "German 2-syllable words",
    "German adjectival nouns",
    "German interjections",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German non-lemma forms",
    "German noun forms",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "alt"
      },
      "expansion": "alt",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Nominalization of adjective alt.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "Alter",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German colloquialisms",
        "German slang",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Man, what’s going on in here?",
          "text": "Alter, was denn hier los?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "man, dude, mate; used for emphasis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
        ],
        [
          "mate",
          "mate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, chiefly slang) man, dude, mate; used for emphasis"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaltər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltɐ]",
      "note": "most of Germany, some of Austria"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltər]",
      "note": "Switzerland, some of Germany and Austria"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal(d)ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "interjection"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Alter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/De-at-Alter.ogg/De-at-Alter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/De-at-Alter.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ],
      "text": "audio (Austria)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Alter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b0/De-Alter.ogg/De-Alter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/De-Alter.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Alda"
    },
    {
      "word": "Alla"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alter"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "German 2-syllable words",
    "German non-lemma forms",
    "German noun forms",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "noun form",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Alter f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of Alte:",
        "strong genitive/dative singular"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Alte",
          "Alte#German"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of Alte:",
        "strong genitive plural"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Alte",
          "Alte#German"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaltər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltɐ]",
      "note": "most of Germany, some of Austria"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaltər]",
      "note": "Switzerland, some of Germany and Austria"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈal(d)ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "interjection"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Alter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/De-at-Alter.ogg/De-at-Alter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/De-at-Alter.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ],
      "text": "audio (Austria)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Alter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b0/De-Alter.ogg/De-Alter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/De-Alter.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alter"
}

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