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
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..."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..."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..."
