altior
Latin
Adjective
altior (comparative, neuter altius); third declension
- comparative degree of altus
Declension
Third-declension comparative adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | altior | altius | altiōrēs | altiōra | |
| genitive | altiōris | altiōrum | |||
| dative | altiōrī | altiōribus | |||
| accusative | altiōrem | altius | altiōrēs altiōrīs |
altiōra | |
| ablative | altiōre altiōrī |
altiōribus | |||
| vocative | altior | altius | altiōrēs | altiōra | |
References
- altior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to study the commonplace: cogitationes in res humiles abicere (De Amic. 9. 32) (Opp. alte spectare, ad altiora tendere, altum, magnificum, divinum suspicere)
- (ambiguous) a bombastic style: oratio altius exaggerata
- (ambiguous) to take a higher tone (especially of poets and orators): exsurgere altius or incitatius ferri
- (ambiguous) to go a long way back (in narrative): longe, alte (longius, altius) repetere (either absolute or ab aliqua re)
- to study the commonplace: cogitationes in res humiles abicere (De Amic. 9. 32) (Opp. alte spectare, ad altiora tendere, altum, magnificum, divinum suspicere)