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

  1. (Formazza) old

References

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)

  1. other

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)

  1. tall, high

Inflection
gend/num singular plural
masculine altu altos
feminine alta altes
neuter alto -

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alto.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /altu/, [al̪.t̪u]

Adjective

altu (comparative altuago, superlative altuen, excessive altuegi)

  1. high
    Synonym: garai

Declension
Declension of altu (adjective, ending in vowel)
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
inanim. altutan altuan altuetan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. altutako altuko altuetako
allative anim. alturengana altuarengana altuengana
inanim. altutara altura altuetara
terminative anim. alturenganaino altuarenganaino altuenganaino
inanim. altutaraino alturaino altuetaraino
directive anim. alturenganantz altuarenganantz altuenganantz
inanim. altutarantz alturantz altuetarantz
destinative anim. alturenganako altuarenganako altuenganako
inanim. altutarako alturako altuetarako
ablative anim. alturengandik altuarengandik altuengandik
inanim. 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], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “altu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Latin

Verb

altū

  1. ablative supine of alō

Megleno-Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *altru, from Latin alter, alterum. Compare Romanian alt.

Adjective

altu

  1. other
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