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Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes

Schnitzaltars

(preferred,

C,U,D,

English

‐P)

Schnitzaltar

(C,U,AD,

English,German)

Schnitzaltäre

(C,U,UF,German

‐P)

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Terms are borrowed with varying degrees

of retention of the original spelling



Plural in English is often Anglicized



Initial capital in other language

may be lowercase in English

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Diacritics may be omitted

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Coined Terms & Loan Words

violoncellos

(preferred,

descriptor,

English

‐P)

violoncello

(alternate

descriptor,

English,

Italian)

violoncelli

(descriptor,

Italian

‐P)

cello

(used

for,

English)

cellos

(used

for,

English)

celli

(used

for,

English)