how to pronounce altertum

/ʔaltɐtuːm/

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altertum is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of altertum in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… und da ist auch altertum fischmann haben …”

meanings of altertum

noun:

Antiquity.

altertum frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word altertum occurs in german on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.