altare
FromLate Latinaltāre.
altare m (pluralaltari,diminutivealtarino)
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
altāre
Probably fromadoleō(“to burn (as an offering)”),[1] influenced byaltus(“high, tall”).
altāre n (genitivealtāris);third declension
In Classical Latin, mainly used as plural formaltāria. See other formsaltar andaltārium.
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | altāre | altāria |
| genitive | altāris | altārium |
| dative | altārī | altāribus |
| accusative | altāre | altāria |
| ablative | altārī | altāribus |
| vocative | altāre | altāria |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | altāre | altārar,altāra |
| accusative | altāre | altārar,altāra |
| genitive | altāres | altāra |
| dative | altāre | altārum,altārem |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | altāre | altāre,altāru |
| accusative | altāre | altāre,altāru |
| genitive | altāres | altāra |
| dative | altāre | altārum,altārem |
Presumably borrowed fromEnglishaltar, although the preservation of the rhotic may indicate a form created by missionaries under the influence ofLatinaltare.
altare classIX (pluralaltare classX)
From lateOld Norsealtari, fromOld Saxonaltari, fromLatinaltāre(“altar”).
altare n
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | altare | altares |
| definite | altaret | altarets | |
| plural | indefinite | altare | altares |
| definite | altarna | altarnas |