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Altar.

altar (table or similar structure used for religious rites)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/alˈtaː(ɐ̯)/
  1. altar (table or similar structure used for religious rites)

    including · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German alter, altære, from Old High German altāri, from Proto-West Germanic *altārī (“altar”), borrowed from Latin altāre. The form was readapted to the Latin source, partly to avoid homophony with Alter (“age”). Compare also Dutch altaar alongside archaic outer.

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