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]
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Noun

Alltag m (strong, genitive Alltages or Alltags, no plural)

  1. everyday life, daily routine
    • Im Alltag habe ich mit Vorurteilen zu kämpfen.
      My everyday life is plagued by prejudice.
    • Verspätungen gehören für viele Bahnkunden zum Alltag.
      Deutsche Bahn customers see delays every day.

Declension
Declension of Alltag [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Alltag
genitive eines des Alltages, Alltags
dative einem dem Alltag, Alltage1
accusative einen den Alltag

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Alltag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Alltag” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Alltag” in Duden online
  • Alltag on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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