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

singular plural
masculine altu altos
feminine alta altes
neuter alto

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /altu/ [al̪.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -altu, -u
  • Hyphenation: al‧tu

Adjective

altu (comparative altuago, superlative altuen, excessive altuegi)

  1. high
    Synonym: garai

Declension

Declension of altu (adjective V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive altu altua altuak altuok
ergative altuk altuak altuek altuok
dative alturi altuari altuei altuoi
genitive alturen altuaren altuen altuon
comitative alturekin altuarekin altuekin altuokin
causative alturengatik altuarengatik altuengatik altuongatik
benefactive alturentzat altuarentzat altuentzat altuontzat
instrumental altuz altuaz altuez altuotaz
innesive anim. alturengan altuarengan altuengan altuongan
inan. altutan altuan altuetan altuotan
locative anim.
inan. altutako altuko altuetako altuotako
allative anim. alturengana altuarengana altuengana altuongana
inan. altutara altura altuetara altuotara
terminative anim. alturenganaino altuarenganaino altuenganaino altuonganaino
inan. altutaraino alturaino altuetaraino altuotaraino
directive anim. alturenganantz altuarenganantz altuenganantz altuonganantz
inan. altutarantz alturantz altuetarantz altuotarantz
destinative anim. alturenganako altuarenganako altuenganako altuonganako
inan. altutarako alturako altuetarako altuotarako
ablative anim. alturengandik altuarengandik altuengandik altuongandik
inan. altutatik altutik altuetatik altuotatik
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

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaltu/
  • Rhymes: -altu
  • Syllabification: al‧tu

Verb

altu

  1. imperative of alti

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