Latin

edit

Etymology

edit

From altē (from on high)-sonus (sounding).

Pronunciation

edit

Adjective

edit

altisonus (feminine altisona, neuter altisonum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (very rare, poetic) high-sounding, sounding from on high
  2. high, sublime

Declension

edit

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative altisonus altisona altisonum altisonī altisonae altisona
genitive altisonī altisonae altisonī altisonōrum altisonārum altisonōrum
dative altisonō altisonae altisonō altisonīs
accusative altisonum altisonam altisonum altisonōs altisonās altisona
ablative altisonō altisonā altisonō altisonīs
vocative altisone altisona altisonum altisonī altisonae altisona

Descendants

edit
  • Italian: altisono, altisonante
  • Spanish: altísono, altisonante

References

edit
  • altisonus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • altisonus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.