altu

See also: altú

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• olt, oalt, oalts, àltà

Etymology

From Old High German alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, Dutch oud, English old.

Adjective

altu

1. (Formazza) old

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• alt

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	—

Related terms

• alzar

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /altu/, [al̪.t̪u]

Adjective

altu (comparative altuago, superlative altuen, excessive altuegi)

1. high

   Synonym: garai

Declension

Declension of altu (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		altu	altua	altuak
ergative		altuk	altuak	altuek
dative		alturi	altuari	altuei
genitive		alturen	altuaren	altuen
comitative		alturekin	altuarekin	altuekin
causative		alturengatik	altuarengatik	altuengatik
benefactive		alturentzat	altuarentzat	altuentzat
instrumental		altuz	altuaz	altuez
inessive	anim	alturengan	altuarengan	altuengan
	inan	altutan	altuan	altuetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	altutako	altuko	altuetako
allative	anim	alturengana	altuarengana	altuengana
	inan	altutara	altura	altuetara
terminative	anim	alturenganaino	altuarenganaino	altuenganaino
	inan	altutaraino	alturaino	altuetaraino
directive	anim	alturenganantz	altuarenganantz	altuenganantz
	inan	altutarantz	alturantz	altuetarantz
destinative	anim	alturenganako	altuarenganako	altuenganako
	inan	altutarako	alturako	altuetarako
ablative	anim	alturengandik	altuarengandik	altuengandik
	inan	altutatik	altutik	altuetatik
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

Latin

Verb

altū

1. ablative supine of alō

Megleno-Romanian

Alternative forms

• alt

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *altru, from Latin alter, alterum. Compare Romanian alt.

Adjective

altu

1. other