Altai
English
Alternative forms
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 (Belukha mountain)
Altai
- A mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge.
- Alternative form of Altay
Derived terms
Translations
mountain range
|
Altay — see Altay
Noun
Altai pl (plural only)
- The people living in the region of the Altai mountains.
Catalan
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑltɑi̯/, [ˈɑlt̪ɑi̯]
- Rhymes: -ɑltɑi
- Syllabification(key): Al‧tai
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 | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Altaitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Altai (type maa) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Altaini | Altaimme |
| 2nd person | Altaisi | Altainne |
| 3rd person | Altainsa | |
Portuguese
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