altus

See also: Altus

Latin

Etymology

PIE root
*h₂el-

• (adjective): From altum, supine of alō ‎(“grow”).
• (participle): Perfect passive participle of alō ‎(“nourish”).

Corresponds to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, a suffixed form of the root *h₂el- ‎(“grow, nourish”) (compare Proto-Germanic *aldaz, whence English old).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.tus/, [ˈaɫ.tʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.tus/

Adjective

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

1. high, tall
2. deep
3. profound
4. deep-rooted

Inflection

First/second declension.

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

• comparative: altior, superlative: altissimus

Antonyms

• (height): brevis

Derived terms

• altē
• altipendulus
• altipeta
• altisonus
• altispex

• altitonāns
• altitūdō
• altiusculē
• altiusculus
• altivolus

Descendants

• Albanian: nalt
• Aromanian: analtu, naltu
• Asturian: altu
• Catalan: alt
• Extremaduran: artu
• Franco-Provençal: hôt
• French: haut
• Friulian: alt
• Galician: alto, outo
• Italian: alto
• Ladin: aut

• Neapolitan: auto
• Occitan: naut, aut
• Portuguese: alto
• Romanian: înalt
• Romansch: aut, ault
• Sardinian: artu, altu
• Sicilian: àutu, jàutu, otu, atu
• Spanish: alto, oto
• Venetian: alto, alt

References

• “altus1” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879.
• “altus2” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879.

Participle

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

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

Inflection

First/second declension.

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