altissimus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /alˈtis.si.mus/, [äɫ̪ˈt̪ɪs̠ːɪmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈtis.si.mus/, [äl̪ˈt̪isːimus]
Adjective
[edit]altissimus (feminine altissima, neuter altissimum); first/second declension
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- 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)
- to be shut in on all sides by very high mountains: altissimis montibus undique contineri