òlt

See also: olt, Olt, Òlt, ölt, -olt, and -ölt

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• olt (Sauris, Timau)

Etymology

From Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, Dutch oud, English old, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (alþeis).

Adjective

òlt

1. (Sappada) old

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, English old.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔlt/

Adjective

òlt

1. old

References

• Anthony R. Rowley, Liacht as de sproch: Grammatica della lingua mòchena Deutsch-Fersentalerisch, TEMI, 2003.

Romansch

Alternative forms

• aut (Rumantsch Grischun)
• ault (Sursilvan)
• ot (Surmiran, Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin altus.

Adjective

òlt m (feminine singular òlta, masculine plural òlts, feminine plural òltas)

1. (Sutsilvan) high