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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaltus/
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  • Rhymes: -altus
  • Syllabification: al‧tus

Verb

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altus

  1. conditional of alti

Latin

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós
Proto-Italic *altos
Latin altus

    Inherited from Proto-Italic *altos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, a verbal adjective from the root *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”); compare Proto-Germanic *aldaz, whence English old.[1]

    Perfect passive participle of alō.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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

    1. characterized by relatively great verticality (as either seen from below or above) [with accusative or genitive or ablative (of measurement)] [first attested in Livius Andronicus][1]:
      2. tall, lofty; high (of measurement)
        Synonyms: prōcērus, sublīmis, celsus, excelsus
        Antonyms: brevis, humilis, parvus, dēmissus
      3. deep, profound
        Synonym: profundus
        Antonyms: brevis, tenuis
    3. (rare) old, ancient, long gone[2] [first attested in Accius][1]
      Synonyms: vetus, antīquus
    4. (transferred senses):
      2. high-born, lofty, noble
        Synonyms: nōbilis, generōsus, magnus
        Antonyms: sordidus, humilis
      3. high-minded, magnanimous, great
        Synonym: magnanimus
      4. (of sleep, dreams, quietness, peace, etc.) deep, sound
      5. (of knowledge, intellect, arts, etc.) deep, perfected, masterful
      6. (of breath) deep
      7. (of the voice) high, shrill, loud, clear
      8. (of the night) dark, gloomy
        Synonyms: pressus, obscūrus

    Declension

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    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative altus alta altum altī altae alta
    genitive altī altae altī altōrum altārum altōrum
    dative altō altae altō altīs
    accusative altum altam altum altōs altās alta
    ablative altō altā altō altīs
    vocative alte alta altum altī altae alta

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    Participle

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    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

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    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative altus alta altum altī altae alta
    genitive altī altae altī altōrum altārum altōrum
    dative altō altae altō altīs
    accusative altum altam altum altōs altās alta
    ablative altō altā altō altīs
    vocative alte alta altum altī altae alta

    References

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “altus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 35
    2. ^ Nonius, De compendiosa doctrina 237.19-25: “Altum, vetus, anticum”
    3. ^ 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”

    Further reading

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    • “altus (adjective)”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “altus (participle)”, 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 Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • "altus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], 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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