alta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "alta"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːltə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

alta (uncountable)

1. Rose bengal dye worn by Indian women on the feet during festivals.

See also

• alta-male

Anagrams

• lata, LATA, tala, Taal, Lata

Asturian

Adjective

alta f sg

1. feminine singular of altu

Basque

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /alta/, [al̪.t̪a]

Conjunction

alta

1. however

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈal.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈal.ta]

Adjective

alta f sg

1. feminine singular of alt

Noun

alta f (plural altes)

1. certification, registration
2. (military) fitness for duty
3. (medicine) discharge

   Ell va ser donat d’alta de l'hospital ahir. ― He was given discharge from the hospital yesterday.

Derived terms

• donar d'alta

Further reading

• “alta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish alta.

Noun

alta

1. hospital discharge

Chinook Jargon

Adverb

alta

1. now

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin altus. Compare Spanish and Italian alto, French haut, Romanian înalt. Doublet of haŭsi.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /ˈalta/
• Rhymes: -alta
• Hyphenation: al‧ta

Adjective

alta (accusative singular altan, plural altaj, accusative plural altajn)

1. high (in altitude)
   • 2003, chapter 46, in Hans-Georg Kaiser, transl., Mortula ŝipo, Tyresö: Inko, translation of Das Totenschiff by B. Traven, →ISBN:

     La suno leviĝis. Freŝe laviĝinte ĝi eliris el sia marbanejo supren en la altan ĉielon.

     The sun rose up. Freshly washed, it left its ocean bath and went up into the high sky

2. high (in pitch)

   Mi ne povas atingi la altajn tonojn de tiu kanto.

   I can’t reach the high notes in that song.

3. tall
   • 1906, L. L. Zamenhof, speech to the 2nd Esperanto Congress in Geneva:

     Terure altaj kaj dikaj estas ankoraŭ la interpopolaj muroj.

     The walls between the people of the world are still dreadfully tall and wide.

4. (figurative) high-minded, noble

   alta celo

   a noble goal

Antonyms

• malalta

Derived terms

• altaĵo (“hill, rise, elevated area”)
• alte (“high, highly”)
• altebenaĵo (“plateau”)
• alteco (“height; highness”)
• altejo (“height, elevated area”)
• altepreza (“high-priced, costly”)
• altestimi (“to respect”)
• altgrada (“high (in temperature, rank)”)
• altgrade (“to a high degree”)
• alti (“to be high”)
• altigi (“raise, elevate”)
• altiĝi (“rise”)
• altkreska (“tall”)
• altranga (“high-ranking; upper-class”)
• alto (“altitude; elevation; height”)
• alttaksi (“to appreciate, value”)
• altvalora (“valuable”)
• plialtigi (“raise; heighten; increase”)
• plialtiĝi (“rise, get higher”)
• tonalto (“pitch (acoustics)”)

Related terms

• altitudo (“altitude”)

Finnish

Etymology

The ablative singular of the stem ala-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑltɑ/, [ˈɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
• Syllabification^(key): al‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): al‧ta

Postposition

alta [with genitive and/or possessive form]

1. from under, from underneath, from beneath

   Synonym: alapuolelta

   Antonyms: päältä, yläpuolelta, yltä

   Pallo vieri pöydän alta.

   The ball rolled from under the table.

Inflection

Declension of ala- noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative ala- – superessive alhaalla – genitive – – delative alhaalta – partitive – – sublative alhaalle – accusative – – lative alas – inessive – – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive alla – distributive – – ablative alta – temp. dist. – – allative alle – prolative ali alitse – essive – – situative allekkain (alakkain) – translative – – oppositive alatusten – abessive – – instructive – – comitative – –

Personal/possessive forms of alta
no possessor	alta
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	altani	altamme
2nd person	altasi	altanne
3rd person	altaan altansa

Derived terms

• altapäin
• pois alta

compounds

• altakastelu
• altavastaaja

Related terms

• See the inflection table.
• ala-
• alempana
• alhainen

Further reading

• “alta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• -ltaa, alat, lata

Galician

Etymology

See alto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaltɐ]

Noun

alta f (plural altas)

1. (medicine) certificate of discharge (from a hospital)

   Antonym: baixa

2. entry into a profession or organization

   Antonym: baixa

Adjective

alta

1. feminine singular of alto

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “alta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “alta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto alta, Italian and Italian alto, from Latin altus.

Adjective

alta

1. high
2. tall

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Noun

alta m pl

1. vocative plural of alt

Noun

alta m sg

1. genitive singular of altadh

Verb

alta

1. present subjunctive analytic of alt

Participle

alta

1. past participle of alt

Mutation

Mutated forms of alta

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
alta	n-alta	halta	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.ta/
• Rhymes: -alta
• Hyphenation: àl‧ta

Adjective

alta

1. feminine singular of alto

Anagrams

• lata

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		اَلتا

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *altï.

Pronunciation

• (Mansûrâbâdî) IPA^(key): [ɑltɒ], [ɒltɒ]
• (Talxâbî, Xaltâbâdî) IPA^(key): [ɒltɒ]
• (Xarrâbî) IPA^(key): [alta]

Numeral

alta

1. six

References

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1971) Khalaj Materials, Indiana University, →ISBN
• Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Ladino

Adjective

alta (masculine alto, masculine plural altos, feminine plural altas)

1. high

Latin

Participle

alta

1. inflection of altus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

altā

1. ablative feminine singular of altus

References

• "alta", 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)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.tɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.tɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ta/ [ˈaʊ̯.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.tɐ/ [ˈaɫ.tɐ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -altɐ, (Brazil) -awtɐ
• Hyphenation: al‧ta

Adjective

alta f sg

1. feminine singular of alto
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 138:

     O protesto de Hermione foi abafado por uma risadinha alta.

     Hermione's objection was interrupted by a loud little laugh.

Noun

alta f (plural altas)

1. (healthcare) discharge (the act of releasing an inpatient from hospital)

   dar alta a ― to discharge (from hospital)

   ter alta ― to be discharged

2. (Brazil) rise; increase

   Synonym: aumento

Romanian

Pronoun

alta

1. nominative/accusative feminine singular of altul

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalta/ [ˈal̪.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -alta
• Syllabification: al‧ta

Noun

alta f (plural altas)

1. (medicine) certificate of discharge (from a hospital)

   Antonym: baja

2. entry into a profession or organization

   Antonym: baja

3. (law) tax declaration, tax return

Usage notes

• Before feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like alta, the singular definite article takes the form of el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el alta. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al alta, del alta.

This also applies to the indefinite article, which takes the form of un, which is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una also occurs): un alta or una alta. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).

However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) are used: la mejor alta, una buena alta.

• In these cases, el and un are not masculine but feminine, deriving from Latin illa and una, respectively, even though they are identical in form to the corresponding masculine singular articles. Thus, they are allomorphs of the feminine singular articles la and una.
• The use of these allomorphs does not change the gender agreement of the adjectives modifying the feminine noun: el alta única, un(a) alta buena.
• In the plural, the usual feminine plural articles and determiners (las, unas, etc.) are always used.

Derived terms

• dar de alta, darse de alta (“to sign up”)
• dar el alta

Adjective

alta f sg

1. feminine singular of alto

Further reading

• “alta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “alta”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Early borrowing from Spanish altar, from Old Spanish altar, from Latin altāre. Doublet of altar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈta/ [ʔɐlˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: al‧ta

Noun

altá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜆ)

1. altar (a table used for religious rites)

   Synonyms: dalanginan, dambana, altar

Derived terms

• altahan
• altahin
• ialta
• mag-alta

Related terms

• altamayor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish alta, feminine of alto, from Latin altus. Doublet of alto.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔalta/ [ˈʔal.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -alta
• Syllabification: al‧ta

Adjective

alta (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜆ)

1. high

Related terms

• alsa
• alsado
• alsamyento
• alta sosyedad
• altabos
• altapresyon
• altimetriya
• altimetro
• altisimo
• altitud
• alto
• altura
• eksalta
• eksaltado
• eksaltasyon

Noun

alta (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜆ)

1. (medicine) certificate of discharge

Further reading

• “alta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 27

Anagrams

• Taal, tala, alat, taal, lata

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English altar.

Noun

alta

1. altar

Turkish

Noun

alta

1. dative singular of alt