altus

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From altum, supine of alō (“grow”). Corresponds to Proto-Italic *altos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, a suffixed form of the root *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”) (compare Proto-Germanic *aldaz, whence English old and world).

Adjective

altus (feminine alta, neuter altum, comparative altior, superlative altissimus, adverb altē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. high, tall
    Synonyms: sublimis, excelsus
    Antonyms: demissus, sordidus
  2. deep
  3. profound
  4. deep-rooted
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative altus alta altum altī altae alta
Genitive altī altae altī altōrum altārum altōrum
Dative altō altō altīs
Accusative altum altam altum altōs altās alta
Ablative altō altā altō altīs
Vocative alte alta altum altī altae alta
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “height”): brevis
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Perfect passive participle of alō (“nourish”).

Participle

altus (feminine alta, neuter altum); first/second-declension participle

  1. nourished, having been nourished
  2. fed, having been fed, maintained, having been maintained, developed, having been developed
  3. kept, having been kept, supplied with necessities, having been supplied with necessities, supported financially, having been supported financially
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative altus alta altum altī altae alta
Genitive altī altae altī altōrum altārum altōrum
Dative altō altō altīs
Accusative altum altam altum altōs altās alta
Ablative altō altā altō altīs
Vocative alte alta altum altī altae alta

References

  1. ^ Bartoli, Matteo Giulio (2000) Aldo Duro, editor, Il Dalmatico, Rome: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana Fondata da Giovanni Treccani S.p.a., →OCLC, page 313: “ju͡ọ́lt 45: alto; femm. u͡ọ́lta 47; avv. in ált 47 in alto”
  • “altus1”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “altus2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “altus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • altus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • altus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to study the commonplace: cogitationes in res humiles abicere (De Amic. 9. 32) (Opp. alte spectare, ad altiora tendere, altum, magnificum, divinum suspicere)
    • (ambiguous) what he said made a deep impression on..: hoc verbum alte descendit in pectus alicuius
    • (ambiguous) to go a long way back (in narrative): longe, alte (longius, altius) repetere (either absolute or ab aliqua re)
    • (ambiguous) to put to sea: vela in altum dare (Liv. 25. 27)
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