altero
Catalan
Verb
altero
- first-person singular present indicative of alterar
Galician
Verb
altero
- first-person singular present indicative of alterar
Italian
Alternative forms
- altiero (archaic or poetic)
Etymology 1
From alto (“high, tall”) + -iero; alto is from Latin altus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow; to nourish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈtɛ.ro/
- Rhymes: -ɛro
- Hyphenation: al‧tè‧ro
Adjective
altero (feminine altera, masculine plural alteri, feminine plural altere)
- (obsolete) high, elevated
- (figurative) majestic; dignified
- (figurative) proud; haughty
- (figurative, literary) unyielding, stubborn
- Synonym: sdegnoso
Derived terms
Further reading
- altero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈal.te.ro/
- Rhymes: -altero
- Hyphenation: àl‧te‧ro
Verb
altero
- first-person singular present indicative of alterare
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaɫ.tɛ.roː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈal̪.t̪e.ro]
Etymology 1
Verb
alterō (present infinitive alterāre, perfect active alterāvī, supine alterātum); first conjugation
Conjugation
Conjugation of alterō (first conjugation)
Derived terms
Descendants
Descendants
Etymology 2
Adjective
alterō
- ablative masculine/neuter singular of alter
References
- altero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- altero in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛɾu
Verb
altero
- first-person singular present indicative of alterar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈteɾo/ [al̪ˈt̪e.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: al‧te‧ro
Etymology 1
Noun
altero m (plural alteros)
Etymology 2
Verb
altero
- first-person singular present indicative of alterar
Further reading
- “altero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024