altisonus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom altē (“from on high”) -sonus (“sounding”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /alˈti.so.nus/, [äɫ̪ˈt̪ɪs̠ɔnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈti.so.nus/, [äl̪ˈt̪iːs̬onus]
Adjective
editaltisonus (feminine altisona, neuter altisonum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
editFirst/second-declension adjective.
singular | plural | ||||||
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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.