altarum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →altar, altaris:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
altar, fittings for burnt offerings; burnt offerings; high altar;; altar (usu. pl.), fitting for burnt offerings; burnt offering; high altar;
gen. pl. - Entry →alo, alere, alui, altus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
feed, nourish, rear, nurse, suckle; cherish; support, maintain, develop;
gen. pl. perf. pass. part. - Entry →altus, alta -um, altior -or -us, altissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
high; deep/profound; shrill; lofty/noble; deep rooted; far-fetched; grown great;
gen. pl. (f.)
Examples
Liber IV
Aulus Gellius
"...locum perperam transponi, quem sol oppositu circum undique altarum aedium numquam illustraret. Quod cum ita fieri persuasissent, delati..."
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...recedere praeda 5insertasque manus laxo dimittere morsu?occidis, altarum vastator docte ferarum,non grege Massylo curvaque indagine clausus..."
