altissimus

Latin

Etymology

altus +‎ -issimus

Pronunciation

Adjective

altissimus (superlative, feminine altissima, neuter altissimum); first/second declension

  1. superlative degree of altus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative altissimus altissima altissimum altissimī altissimae altissima
genitive altissimī altissimae altissimī altissimōrum altissimārum altissimōrum
dative altissimō altissimae altissimō altissimīs
accusative altissimum altissimam altissimum altissimōs altissimās altissima
ablative altissimō altissimā altissimō altissimīs
vocative altissime altissima altissimum altissimī altissimae altissima

Descendants

  • Italian: altissimo
  • Ligurian: âtìscimo
  • Spanish: altísimo

References

  • "altissimus", 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)
  • altissimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be shut in on all sides by very high mountains: altissimis montibus undique contineri
    • the Nile rushes down from very high mountains: Nilus praecipitat ex altissimis montibus
    • to occupy a very high position in the state: in altissimo dignitatis gradu collocatum, locatum, positum esse
    • to depose, bring down a person from his elevated position: aliquem ex altissimo dignitatis gradu praecipitare (Dom. 37. 98)
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