Alltag

German

Etymology

From Middle High German altac, alltag, alletag; also analysed as All (“all”) +‎ Tag (“day”).

Pronunciation

(Standard (Northern)) IPA^(key): /ˈaltaːk/, [ˈʔaltʰaːkʰ]
(Standard (Southern)) IPA^(key): /ˈaltaːɡ/, [ˈaltaːɡ̊]
(Colloquial Northern) IPA^(key): /ˈaltak/, [ˈʔaltʰaχ]
Audio (file)

Noun

Alltag m (genitive Alltags or Alltages, no plural)

everyday life

Declension

Declension of Alltag (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Alltag
genitive	eines	des	Alltages, Alltags
dative	einem	dem	Alltag, Alltage¹
accusative	einen	den	Alltag

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Further reading

Alltag in Duden online

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