altero

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See also: Altero, alteró, and alterò

Catalan

Verb

altero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alterar

Galician

Verb

altero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alterar

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From alto (high, tall) +‎ -iero; alto is from Latin altus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (to grow; to nourish).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈtɛ.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɛro
  • Hyphenation: al‧tè‧ro

Adjective

altero (feminine altera, masculine plural alteri, feminine plural altere)

  1. (obsolete) high, elevated
    Synonyms: alto, elevato
    Antonym: basso
  2. (figurative) majestic; dignified
    Synonyms: dignitoso, maestoso
  3. (figurative) proud; haughty
    Synonyms: fiero, superbo
  4. (figurative, literary) unyielding, stubborn
    Synonym: sdegnoso
Derived terms

Further reading

  • altero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈal.te.ro/
  • Rhymes: -altero
  • Hyphenation: àl‧te‧ro

Verb

altero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alterare

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From alter +‎ .

Verb

alterō (present infinitive alterāre, perfect active alterāvī, supine alterātum); first conjugation

  1. (Medieval Latin) to change, alter
Conjugation
   Conjugation of alterō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present alterō alterās alterat alterāmus alterātis alterant
imperfect alterābam alterābās alterābat alterābāmus alterābātis alterābant
future alterābō alterābis alterābit alterābimus alterābitis alterābunt
perfect alterāvī alterāvistī alterāvit alterāvimus alterāvistis alterāvērunt,
alterāvēre
pluperfect alterāveram alterāverās alterāverat alterāverāmus alterāverātis alterāverant
future perfect alterāverō alterāveris alterāverit alterāverimus alterāveritis alterāverint
passive present alteror alterāris,
alterāre
alterātur alterāmur alterāminī alterantur
imperfect alterābar alterābāris,
alterābāre
alterābātur alterābāmur alterābāminī alterābantur
future alterābor alterāberis,
alterābere
alterābitur alterābimur alterābiminī alterābuntur
perfect alterātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect alterātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect alterātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present alterem alterēs alteret alterēmus alterētis alterent
imperfect alterārem alterārēs alterāret alterārēmus alterārētis alterārent
perfect alterāverim alterāverīs alterāverit alterāverīmus alterāverītis alterāverint
pluperfect alterāvissem alterāvissēs alterāvisset alterāvissēmus alterāvissētis alterāvissent
passive present alterer alterēris,
alterēre
alterētur alterēmur alterēminī alterentur
imperfect alterārer alterārēris,
alterārēre
alterārētur alterārēmur alterārēminī alterārentur
perfect alterātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect alterātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present alterā alterāte
future alterātō alterātō alterātōte alterantō
passive present alterāre alterāminī
future alterātor alterātor alterantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives alterāre alterāvisse alterātūrum esse alterārī alterātum esse alterātum īrī
participles alterāns alterātūrus alterātus alterandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
alterandī alterandō alterandum alterandō alterātum alterātū
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Adjective

alterō

  1. ablative masculine/neuter singular of alter

References

  • altero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • altero in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Verb

altero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alterar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈteɾo/
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: al‧te‧ro

Etymology 1

Noun

altero m (plural alteros)

  1. a pile, stack

Etymology 2

Verb

altero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alterar

Further reading