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
Dion
Cornelius Nepos
"...utriusque facere causa, ne, cum inter se timerent, alteruter alterum praeoccuparet. Id cum factum multi indignarentur magnaeque esset..."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..."