"altar" meaning in Latin

See altar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈaɫ.tar] [Classical-Latin], [ˈal.tar] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{la-noun|altar<3>}} altar n (genitive altāris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|altar<3>}} Forms: altāris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], altar [nominative, singular], altāria [nominative, plural], altāris [genitive, singular], altārium [genitive, plural], altārī [dative, singular], altāribus [dative, plural], altar [accusative, singular], altāria [accusative, plural], altārī [ablative, singular], altāribus [ablative, plural], altar [singular, vocative], altāria [plural, vocative]
  1. alternative form of altāre (“altar”) (flat-topped structure used for religious rites) Tags: alt-of, alternative, declension-3, neuter Alternative form of: altāre (extra: (“altar”) (flat-topped structure used for religious rites))

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "altāris",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altāria",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altāris",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altārium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altārī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altāribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altāria",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altārī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altāribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altāria",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "altar<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "altar n (genitive altāris); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "al",
        "tar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "altar<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(“altar”) (flat-topped structure used for religious rites)",
          "word": "altāre"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 21 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "la:Religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of altāre (“altar”) (flat-topped structure used for religious rites)"
      ],
      "id": "en-altar-la-noun-7zPE1rVb",
      "links": [
        [
          "altāre",
          "altare#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "declension-3",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaɫ.tar]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈal.tar]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "altar"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "altāris",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altāria",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altāris",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altārium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altārī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altāribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altāria",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altārī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altāribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "altāria",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "altar<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "altar n (genitive altāris); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "al",
        "tar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "altar<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(“altar”) (flat-topped structure used for religious rites)",
          "word": "altāre"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin neuter nouns",
        "Latin neuter nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
        "Pages with 21 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "la:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of altāre (“altar”) (flat-topped structure used for religious rites)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "altāre",
          "altare#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "declension-3",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaɫ.tar]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈal.tar]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "altar"
}

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