Italian

Proper noun

Altare ?

1. Ara (constellation)

Italian

Noun

altare m ‎(plural altari)

1. altar

Derived terms

• altare maggiore - h

Latin

Etymology 1

Verb

altāre

1. present active infinitive of altō

Etymology 2

Probably from adolere, influenced by altus. In Classical Latin, mainly used as plural form altaria. See other forms altār and altārium.

Noun

altare

1. altar, fitting for burnt offerings

Descendants

References

• altare in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• alter

Noun

altāre m, n

1. altar

Declension

Swedish

altare

Etymology

From Old Norse altari, from Old Saxon altari, from Latin altāre ‎(“altar”).

Noun

altare n

1. altar (flat-topped structure used for religious rites)

Declension

Related terms

• altarklädnad
• altaroffer
• altarring
• altartavla
• högaltare