Altai

See also: Altaï

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Altai (Mongolia)

Alternative forms

• Altay

Etymology

From the Turkic word for "Golden Mountain". Compare Turkish altın (“gold”), dağ (“mountain”) and al (“red, colorful”) which altın is likely related to.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ǎlʹtīʹ

Proper noun

Altai

1. (with the) A mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge.
   • 2021 February 22, Claire Thomas, “On Horseback Among the Eagle Hunters and Herders of the Mongolian Altai”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 February 2021‎:

     Deep in the Altai Mountains, where Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia meet, Kazakh people have for centuries developed and nurtured a special bond with golden eagles, training the birds to hunt foxes and other small animals.

2. Alternative form of Altay.
3. A city in Govi-Altai, Mongolia.
   • 2002, Claire Sermier, “Gobi Aimags”, in Helen Loveday, transl., Mongolia: Empire of the Steppes‎, Airphoto International Ltd., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 270:

     Set dramatically on a dry plain, with high snow-capped peaks in the distance, is the provincial capital Altai, located 1,005 kilometres west of Ulaanbaatar. Before 1960, it was known as Yösön Bulag (the ‘nine springs’). This town of 15,000 people sits at 2,160 metres above sea level, making it the highest city in the country.

4. A town in East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan (since 2019); formerly Zyryan.

Derived terms

• Altai wapiti (Cervus elaphus sibiricus, syn. Cervus canadensis sibiricus)
• Altaian

Translations

mountain range

Arabic: أَلْتَاي m (ʔaltāy), أَلْطَاي m (ʔalṭāy) Armenian: Ալթայ (hy) (Altʻay) Azerbaijani: Altay (az) Belarusian: Алта́й m (Altáj) Bengali: আলতাই (alotai) Bulgarian: Алта́й m (Altáj) Buryat: Алтай (Altaj) Catalan: Altai m Chinese: Mandarin: 阿爾泰 / 阿尔泰 (zh) (Ā'ěrtài) Czech: Altaj (cs) m Estonian: Altai Finnish: Altai (fi) French: Altaï (fr) m Georgian: ალთაი (altai) German: Altai (de) m Hebrew: אלטאי m Hindi: अल्ताई ? (altāī) Hungarian: Altaj (hu) Japanese: アルタイ (Arutai) Kalmyk: Алта (Alta) Kazakh: Arabic: التاي Cyrillic: Алтай (Altai) Korean: 알타이 (Altai) Macedonian: Алтај (Altaj) Manchu: ᠠᠯᡨᠠᡳ (altai) Middle Mongol: [script needed] (altai) Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ (altai) Cyrillic: Алтай (Altaj) Old Turkic: 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣:𐰖𐰃𐱁 (l¹t¹un¹:y¹iš /⁠altun yïš⁠/) Ottoman Turkish: آلتای (Altay) Persian: Iranian Persian: آلْتای (âltây) Polish: Ałtaj (pl) m Portuguese: Altai m Russian: Алта́й (ru) m (Altáj) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Алтај m Roman: Altaj (sh) m Southern Altai: Алтай (Altay) Tajik: Олтой (tg) (Oltoy) Thai: อัลไต (al-dtai) Turkish: Altay (tr) Tuvan: Алдай (Alday) Ukrainian: Алта́й (uk) m (Altáj) Uyghur: ئالتاي (altay) Vietnamese: Altay Written Oirat: ᠠᠯᡐᠠᡅ (altai)

Altay — see Altay

a city in Mongolia

Chinese: Mandarin: 阿爾泰 / 阿尔泰 (zh) (Ā'ěrtài) Mongolian: Cyrillic: Алтай (Altaj) Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ (altai) Russian: Алта́й (ru) m (Altáj)

Noun

Altai pl (plural only)

1. The people living in the region of the Altai mountains.

Anagrams

• Alita, Itala, Talia

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əlˈtaj]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [alˈtaj]
• Rhymes: -aj

Proper noun

Altai m

1. Altay (a mountain range in central Asia)

Derived terms

• altaic
• República de l'Altai

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian Алтай (Altaj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑltɑi̯/, [ˈɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝i̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑltɑi
• Syllabification^(key): Al‧tai
• Hyphenation^(key): Al‧tai

Proper noun

Altai

1. Altay (mountain range)
2. Altai Republic

   Synonym: Altain tasavalta

Declension

Inflection of Altai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		Altai	—
genitive		Altain	—
partitive		Altaita	—
illative		Altaihin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Altai	—
accusative	nom.	Altai	—
	gen.	Altain
genitive		Altain	—
partitive		Altaita	—
inessive		Altaissa	—
elative		Altaista	—
illative		Altaihin	—
adessive		Altailla	—
ablative		Altailta	—
allative		Altaille	—
essive		Altaina	—
translative		Altaiksi	—
abessive		Altaitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Altai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Altaini — accusative nom. Altaini — gen. Altaini genitive Altaini — partitive Altaitani — inessive Altaissani — elative Altaistani — illative Altaihini — adessive Altaillani — ablative Altailtani — allative Altailleni — essive Altainani — translative Altaikseni — abessive Altaittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Altaisi — accusative nom. Altaisi — gen. Altaisi genitive Altaisi — partitive Altaitasi — inessive Altaissasi — elative Altaistasi — illative Altaihisi — adessive Altaillasi — ablative Altailtasi — allative Altaillesi — essive Altainasi — translative Altaiksesi — abessive Altaittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Altaimme — accusative nom. Altaimme — gen. Altaimme genitive Altaimme — partitive Altaitamme — inessive Altaissamme — elative Altaistamme — illative Altaihimme — adessive Altaillamme — ablative Altailtamme — allative Altaillemme — essive Altainamme — translative Altaiksemme — abessive Altaittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Altainne — accusative nom. Altainne — gen. Altainne genitive Altainne — partitive Altaitanne — inessive Altaissanne — elative Altaistanne — illative Altaihinne — adessive Altaillanne — ablative Altailtanne — allative Altaillenne — essive Altainanne — translative Altaiksenne — abessive Altaittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Altainsa — accusative nom. Altainsa — gen. Altainsa genitive Altainsa — partitive Altaitaan Altaitansa — inessive Altaissaan Altaissansa — elative Altaistaan Altaistansa — illative Altaihinsa — adessive Altaillaan Altaillansa — ablative Altailtaan Altailtansa — allative Altailleen Altaillensa — essive Altainaan Altainansa — translative Altaikseen Altaiksensa — abessive Altaittaan Altaittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• altailainen

compounds

• altainkoivuhiiri
• altainmurmeli
• altainorapihlaja
• altainpiiskujänis
• altainpika

Anagrams

• ailta, alati, alita, iltaa, laati, laita, latia, liata, talia, tilaa

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Altai m

1. Altay (a mountain range)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈtaj/ [aʊ̯ˈtaɪ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtaj/ [aɫˈtaj]

Proper noun

Altai m

1. Altay (a mountain range in central Asia)