altorum
Dictionary entries
- 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.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. (m.)gen. pl. (n.) - Entry →altum, alti:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
the_deep, the_sea; deep water; a height/depth; remote/obscure period/source;
gen. pl. - Entry →altor, altoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
nourisher, sustainer; foster father, one who raises another's child;
gen. pl.
Examples
- P
Liber III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...opere in medio defixa reliquit aratra. non umbrae altorum nemorum, non mollia possunt prata mouere animum..." - P
Metamorphoses XIV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...beatum nescio quem factura toro, pete' dixerat 'umbras altorum nemorum' (et nemorum monstraverat umbras) 'dum calet, et medio..." - P
Metamorphoses I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...beatum nescio quem factura toro, pete' dixerat 'umbras altorum nemorum' (et nemorum monstraverat umbras) 'dum calet, et medio..."
