alteza

From Old Portuguese alteza, formed from alto +‎ -eza, perhaps corresponding to a Late Latin altitia, from Latin altus.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aɫ.ˈte.zɐ/
• Hyphenation: al‧te‧za

alteza f (plural altezas)

1. highness (all senses)
2. altitude, elevation

• alto

alto (“high”) +‎ -eza, perhaps corresponding to a Late Latin altitia, from Latin altus. Compare Portuguese alteza, Catalan altesa, Italian altezza.

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /alˈteθa/, [al̪ˈt̪eθa]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /alˈtesa/, [al̪ˈt̪esa]

alteza f (plural altezas)

1. highness (the state of being high)

   Synonym: altura

2. height, stature

   Synonym: altura

3. Highness

• “alteza” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.