Alltag

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard (Northern)) IPA(key): /ˈaltaːk/, [ˈʔaltʰaːkʰ]
  • (Standard (Southern)) IPA(key): /ˈaltaːɡ/, [ˈaltaːɡ̊]
  • (Colloquial Northern) IPA(key): /ˈaltak/, [ˈʔaltʰaχ]
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Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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