Altan

See also: altan, altán, áltán, and ältan

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian altana (15th century).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈtaːn/
  • Hyphenation: Al‧tan
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Altan m (strong, genitive Altanes or Altans, plural Altane)

  1. (architecture) raised deck or terrace, large balcony supported by walls or columns
    Synonym: Söller
    Near-synonyms: Balkon, Terrasse

Declension

Declension of Altan [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Altan die Altane
genitive eines des Altanes, Altans der Altane
dative einem dem Altan, Altane1 den Altanen
accusative einen den Altan die Altane

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • Scheinaltan
  • Altangeländer

See also

Further reading

Turkish

Proper noun

Altan

  1. a male given name
  2. a female given name
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