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alt old; ancient

alt is the #127 most common word in German, a adjective. It means “old; ancient” and is pronounced /alt/.

#127frequency rank
0.07%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of alt

FormWhat it isMeaning
alternominative sg. · masc.the old
ältercomparativeolder
altsingularold
altpluralold (plural agreement)
altenominative sg. · femi.the old
altesnominative sg. · neut.the old
altenominative pl.olds
altengenitive sg. · masc.of the old
altergenitive sg. · femi.of the old
altengenitive sg. · neut.of the old
altergenitive pl.of the olds
altemdative sg. · masc.to the old
alterdative sg. · femi.to the old
altemdative sg. · neut.to the old
altendative pl.to the olds
altenaccusative sg. · masc.the old (object)
alteaccusative sg. · femi.the old (object)
altesaccusative sg. · neut.the old (object)
alteaccusative pl.the olds (object)
altennominative pl.olds
altengenitive pl.of the olds
altenaccusative pl.the olds (object)
ältercomparative · masc.older
ältercomparative · femi.older
ältercomparative · neut.older
älterernominative sg. · comparative · masc.older
älterenominative sg. · comparative · femi.older
älteresnominative sg. · comparative · neut.older
älterenominative pl. · comparativeolder
älterengenitive sg. · comparative · masc.older
älterergenitive sg. · comparative · femi.older
älterengenitive sg. · comparative · neut.older
älterergenitive pl. · comparativeolder
älteremdative sg. · comparative · masc.older
ältererdative sg. · comparative · femi.older
älteremdative sg. · comparative · neut.older
älterendative pl. · comparativeolder
älterenaccusative sg. · comparative · masc.older
ältereaccusative sg. · comparative · femi.older
älteresaccusative sg. · comparative · neut.older
ältereaccusative pl. · comparativeolder
älterennominative pl. · comparativeolder
älterengenitive pl. · comparativeolder
älterenaccusative pl. · comparativeolder
ältesternominative sg. · superlative · masc.oldest
ältestenominative sg. · superlative · femi.oldest
ältestesnominative sg. · superlative · neut.oldest
ältestenominative pl. · superlativeoldest

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