Alt

Abbreviation of alternate or alternative.

• IPA^(key): /ɔlt/
• Rhymes: -ɔlt

Alt (plural Alts)

1. (computing) A modifier key used to change (alternate) the function of other pressed keys.

• Alt-F4
• Alt-Tab
• Ctrl-Alt-Delete

Alt

1. The River Alt, a river in West Lancashire and Merseyside, England, that flows into the Irish Sea.

• ATL, Atl., LAT, LTA, Lat., TLA, Tal, lat, lat.

• IPA^(key): /ʔalt/

Borrowed from Italian alto from Latin altus. Doublet of alt.

Alt m (strong, genitive Altes or Alts, no plural)

1. alto (musical voice; person or instrument that performs the alto part)

From alt (“old”).

Alt n (strong, genitive Alts, plural Alt)

1. Clipping of Altbier; a type of beer originating from the Rhineland region in Germany.

• “Alt (Singstimme)” in Duden online
• “Alt (Bier)” in Duden online
• “Alt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache