altu
See also: altú
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old High German alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, Dutch oud, English old.
Adjective
altu
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *altru, from Latin alter, alterum. Compare Romanian alt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaltu/
Adjective
altu m (f altã, m plural altsã, f plural alti)
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin altus. Compare Galician alto, Portuguese alto, Spanish alto.
Adjective
altu m sg (feminine singular alta, neuter singular alto, masculine plural altos, feminine plural altes)
Inflection
Related terms
Basque
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /altu/ [al̪.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -altu, -u
- Hyphenation: al‧tu
Adjective
altu (comparative altuago, superlative altuen, excessive altuegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | altu | altua | altuak | |
| ergative | altuk | altuak | altuek | |
| dative | alturi | altuari | altuei | |
| genitive | alturen | altuaren | altuen | |
| comitative | alturekin | altuarekin | altuekin | |
| causative | alturengatik | altuarengatik | altuengatik | |
| benefactive | alturentzat | altuarentzat | altuentzat | |
| instrumental | altuz | altuaz | altuez | |
| inessive | anim | alturengan | altuarengan | altuengan |
| inan | altutan | altuan | altuetan | |
| locative | anim | — | — | — |
| inan | altutako | altuko | altuetako | |
| allative | anim | alturengana | altuarengana | altuengana |
| inan | altutara | altura | altuetara | |
| terminative | anim | alturenganaino | altuarenganaino | altuenganaino |
| inan | altutaraino | alturaino | altuetaraino | |
| directive | anim | alturenganantz | altuarenganantz | altuenganantz |
| inan | altutarantz | alturantz | altuetarantz | |
| destinative | anim | alturenganako | altuarenganako | altuenganako |
| inan | altutarako | alturako | altuetarako | |
| ablative | anim | alturengandik | altuarengandik | altuengandik |
| inan | altutatik | altutik | altuetatik | |
| partitive | alturik | — | — | |
| prolative | altutzat | — | — | |
Derived terms
- altuera (“height”)
- altuera-jauzi (“high jump”)
Further reading
- “altu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “altu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Latin
Verb
altū
- ablative supine of alō
Megleno-Romanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *altru, from Latin alter, alterum. Compare Romanian alt.
Adjective
altu