alt – German adjective declension

German adjective forms of alt

Adjective: alt

Hyphenation:

Strong Declension

(without article)

Nominative

masculinealter
femininealte
neuteraltes
pluralalte

Genitive

masculinealten
femininealter
neuteralten
pluralalter

Dative

masculinealtem
femininealter
neuteraltem
pluralalten

Accusative

masculinealten
femininealte
neuteraltes
pluralalte

Weak Declension

(with definite article)

Nominative

masculineder alte
femininedie alte
neuterdas alte
pluraldie alten

Genitive

masculinedes alten
feminineder alten
neuterdes alten
pluralder alten

Dative

masculinedem alten
feminineder alten
neuterdem alten
pluralden alten

Accusative

masculineden alten
femininedie alte
neuterdas alte
pluraldie alten

Mixed Declension

(with indefinite article)

Nominative

masculineein alter
feminineeine alte
neuterein altes
pluralalten

Genitive

masculineeines alten
feminineeiner alten
neutereines alten
pluralalten

Dative

masculineeinem alten
feminineeiner alten
neutereinem alten
pluralalten

Accusative

masculineeinen alten
feminineeine alte
neuterein altes
pluralalten

Comparison Forms

Positivealt
Comparativeälter
Superlativeam ältesten

Sample Sentences

  • Wie alt bist du? (How old are you?)
  • ältere Menschen (the elderly)

Adjectives inflected like alt

alt,

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós
4. Proto-Germanic *aldaz
5. Proto-West Germanic *ald
6. Old High German alt
7. Middle High German alt
8. German alt
9. From Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”). Compare Dutch oud, Low German old, West Frisian âld, English old. Doublet of Alt, a loanword from Italian. See: Dutch Adjectives 'oud', English Adjectives 'old'.

Verbs referencing "alt"

Dutch Adjectives oud.

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