alteruter, alterutra, alterutrum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 4th · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
one (of two), one or the other; either; both; (PRONominal ADJ)
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | alteruter | alterutri |
| Gen. | — | alterutrorum |
| Acc. | alterutrum | alterutros |
| Voc. | alteruter | alterutri |
| Abl. | alterutro | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | alterutra | alterutrae |
| Gen. | — | alterutrarum |
| Acc. | alterutram | alterutras |
| Voc. | alterutra | alterutrae |
| Abl. | alterutra | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | alterutrum | alterutra |
| Gen. | — | alterutrorum |
| Acc. | alterutrum | alterutra |
| Voc. | alterutrum | alterutra |
| Abl. | alterutro | — |
Examples
- C
Dion
Cornelius Nepos
"...utriusque facere causa, ne, cum inter se timerent, alteruter alterum praeoccuparet. Id cum factum multi indignarentur magnaeque esset..." - M
VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...consumis. duorum vilitate fit, ut ex fratribus possit alteruter occidi. numquam, iudices, res tam horribilis inauditaeque feritatis admissa..."