UrsprungFrom Italian altana (“balcony”), from alto, from Latin altus (“high”).
- common-gendera deck (adjoining a building – like a porch / veranda without a roof, with or without a railing)
“Katten ligger ute på altanen och lapar sol” — The cat is lying out on the deck, soaking up the sun
- common-gendera (large) balcony (supported by pillars or the like)
Formeraltan(indefinite, nominative, singular) · altans(genitive, indefinite, singular) · altanen(definite, nominative, singular) · altanens(definite, genitive, singular) · altaner(indefinite, nominative, plural) · altaners(genitive, indefinite, plural) · altanerna(definite, nominative, plural) · altanernas(definite, genitive, plural)
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