# Altai
## English
### 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
* (with the) A mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge.
* Alternative form of Altay
* 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.

#### Derived terms

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

#### Translations
### Noun

Altai pl (plural only)
* The people living in the region of the Altai mountains.

### Anagrams

* Alita, Itala, Talia

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əlˈtaj]
* IPA: (Valencia) [alˈtaj]
* Rhymes: -aj

### Proper noun

Altai m
* Altay (a mountain range in central Asia)

#### Derived terms

* altaic
* República de l'Altai

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Russian Алтай (Altaj).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑltɑi̯/, [ˈɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝i̯]
* Rhymes: -ɑltɑi
* Hyphenation: Al‧tai

### Proper noun

Altai
* Altay (mountain range)
* Altai Republic
    Synonym: Altain tasavalta

#### Declension

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
* altainkoivuhiiri
* altainmurmeli
* altainorapihlaja
* altainpiiskujänis
* altainpika

### Anagrams

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

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Altai m
* Altay (a mountain range)

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /awˈtaj/ [aʊ̯ˈtaɪ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /alˈtaj/ [aɫˈtaj]

### Proper noun

Altai m
* Altay (a mountain range in central Asia)