altos
Dictionary entries
- Entry →altus, altus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
nourishing, support;
gen. sg. - 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;
acc. 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;
acc. pl. (m.)
Examples
Aeneid II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...tenebant. Inde toro pater Aeneas sic orsus ab alto: Infandum, regina, iubes renovare dolorem, Troianas ut opes..."Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...comitantur oves; ea sola voluptas solamenque mali. postquam altos tetigit fluctus et ad aequora venit, luminis effossi fluidum..."Aeneid IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...ibat Aeneas, tantum egregio decus enitet ore. postquam altos ventum in montis atque invia lustra, ecce ferae saxi..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...Aeneas tumulique ex aggere fatur: 'Dardanidae magni, genus alto a sanguine divum, annuus exactis completur mensibus orbis..."Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...lapsa cadunt folia, aut ad terram gurgite ab alto quam multae glomerantur aves, ubi frigidus annus trans pontum..."Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...vexit. Iamque rubescebat radiis mare et aethere ab alto Aurora in roseis fulgebat lutea bigis, cum venti posuere..."Aeneid VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...urbibus exit.' Dixit, deinde lacu fluvius se condidit alto ima petens; nox Aenean somnusque reliquit. surgit et aetherii..."Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...abdidit atris, hoc metuens, molemque et montis insuper altos imposuit, regemque dedit, qui foedere certo et premere..."
