altura

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word altura. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word altura, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say altura in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word altura you have here. The definition of the word altura will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofaltura, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Catalan

Etymology

From alt +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

Noun

altura f (plural altures)

  1. height (distance from the base of something to the top)
  2. tallness (quality or characteristic of being tall)
    Synonym: altesa

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese altura (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from alto (high) +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

Noun

altura f (plural alturas)

  1. height
    • 1395, Miguel González Garcés, editor, Historia de La Coruña. Edad Media, A Coruña: Caixa Galicia, page 556:
      Outrosy mandamos que o dicto martin bezerra et sua moller façan outra porta a a dicta casa noua en a outra quadra via de de çima en o chaao, et que non aia altura nehuna do terreo, et que seia ancha tanto por que posa entrar longura de hun tonel a traues, et de altura por que posa entrar un ome ençima de hun caualo, et que non seia ferrada de ferro, saluo palmelas et golfoos pertenesçentes.
      Otherwise, we command that said Martin Becerra and his wife should made another gate in this new house, in the other yard, in the ground level, which should not have any elevation over the ground; it should be wide enough to enter a barrel in long, and its height must be enough for a mounted man, and it should have no iron reinforcements beyond the needed leaves and pins
  2. highness
  3. hill, height
  4. (navigation) deep sea, open sea

Derived terms

References

Italian

Etymology

From alto +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈtu.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Hyphenation: al‧tù‧ra

Noun

altura f (plural alture)

  1. height, high ground
  2. deep sea
  3. high water

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

altūra

  1. inflection of altūrus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

altūrā

  1. ablative feminine singular of altūrus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese altura, from alto +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -uɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: al‧tu‧ra

Noun

altura f (plural alturas)

  1. height
    Synonym: eminência
    Tenho medo de altura.
    I'm afraid of heights.
  2. altitude
  3. moment, period (in time, usually referring to the past)
    Synonyms: instante, momento, época, fase, ponto
    Nessa altura, ninguém vivia na ilha.
    At that time nobody lived on the island.
  4. loftiness
  5. (in the plural) sky, firmament

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From alto (high) +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈtuɾa/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: al‧tu‧ra

Noun

altura f (plural alturas)

  1. height
  2. altitude

Derived terms

See also

Further reading