alt alta

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آلت آلته (alt alta),[1] from آلت (alt),[2] equivalent to alt (the underside, lower, below) + alt + -a (dative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɫt.aɫ.ta/
  • Hyphenation: alt‧al‧ta

Adverb

alt alta

  1. one under the other

Derived terms

  • alt alta üst üste

References

  1. Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “آلت آلته”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 49
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “alt”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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