Hausaltar

German

Etymology

From Haus (“house”) +‎ Altar (“altar”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯sʔalˌtaːɐ̯/
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  • Hyphenation: Haus‧al‧tar

Noun

Hausaltar m (strong, genitive Hausaltares or Hausaltars, plural Hausaltäre)

  1. (dated) family altar

Declension
Declension of Hausaltar [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hausaltar die Hausaltäre
genitive eines des Hausaltares, Hausaltars der Hausaltäre
dative einem dem Hausaltar, Hausaltare1 den Hausaltären
accusative einen den Hausaltar die Hausaltäre

1Now rare, see notes.

References
  • “Hausaltar” in Duden online
  • “Hausaltar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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