altore

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Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin altōrem (“nourisher”), derived from alō (“to foster, nourish”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈto.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: al‧tó‧re

Noun

altore m (plural altori, feminine altrice)

  1. (literary) nourisher
    Synonyms: alimentatore, (archaic) nutricatore, (uncommon) nutritore

Adjective

altore (feminine altrice, masculine plural altori, feminine plural altrici)

  1. (literary) nourishing
    Synonym: (literary) almo

Further reading

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

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Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

altōre m

  1. ablative singular of altor
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