altum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →altus, altus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
nourishing, support;
acc. sg.gen. pl. - Entry →altum:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
deeply, deep; high, on high, from above;
- 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. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. 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. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (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;
acc. sg.gen. pl.nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
- T
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...portum adulescens venit: illorum navis longe in altum abscesserat. Ego quoniam video virginem asportarier, tetuli ei auxilium..." - T
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Naupactum ad erum nuntiem. ubi sumus provecti in altum, fit quod volunt, capiunt praedones navem illam ubi vectus..." - T
Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...poteris festina et fuge: quam magis te in altum capessis, tam aestus te in portum refert. ARGYR..." - M
Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...nitidi fulgore dracones, letiferos ardens facit Africa: ducitis altum aera cum pinnis, armentaque tota secuti rumpitis ingentes amplexi..." - M
Liber III
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...corona. haut procul a muris tumulus surgentis in altum 375telluris paruum diffuso uertice campumexplicat: haec patiens longo munimine..." - A
Liber IV
Aulus Gellius
"...fert ventus ad primorem Pyrenaeum, quo proicit in altum." Et Pacuvius item in Chryse: Idae promunturium, cuius lingua..." - T
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...templa superne. inde tremor terras graviter pertemptat et altum murmura percurrunt caelum; nam tota fere tum tempestas concussa..." - T
Vidularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Iuben hunc insui in culleo atque in altum deportari, suis ut annonam bonam piscibus concinnet? B. Malo hunc..."
