ältlich
German, adjective/ˈɛlt.lɪç/
ältlich is spelled Ä-L-T-L-I-C-H (7 letters) and appears about once in every 58 million words in written German, the 464,147th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ältlich is a German adjective meaning “appearing older than one is; particularly: having the untimely appearance of an elderly person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “alt wirkend, Merkmale des Alters aufweisend”.
What does ältlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
appearing older than one is; particularly: having the untimely appearance of an elderly person
Die Braut war eine große, schon etwas ältliche Frau.
- 2
appearing old or elderly; giving the appearance of advanced age (whether untimely or not)
Die modische Brille stand in scharfem Gegensatz zu seinem ältlichen Gesicht.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. alt wirkend, Merkmale des Alters aufweisend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ältlich
- ältlicher masculine nominative singular
- am ältlichsten superlative
- ältliche feminine nominative singular
- ältliches neuter nominative singular
- ältlichen genitive masculine singular
- ältlichem dative masculine singular
- der ältliche definite includes-article masculine
- die ältliche definite feminine includes-article
- das ältliche definite includes-article neuter
- die ältlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des ältlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der ältlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem ältlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ältlich?
- /ˈɛlt.lɪç/
- [ˈɛltlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ältlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ältlich in German?
ältlich appears about once in every 58 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).