altior

Latin

Adjective

altior (neuter altius); third declension

  1. higher
  2. deeper

Inflection

Third declension, comparative variant

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative altior altius altiōrēs altiōra
Genitive altiōris altiōris altiōrum altiōrum
Dative altiōrī altiōrī altiōribus altiōribus
Accusative altiōrem altius altiōrēs altiōra
Ablative altiōre altiōre altiōribus altiōribus
Vocative altior altius altiōrēs altiōra

References
  • altior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to study the commonplace: cogitationes in res humiles abicere (De Amic. 9. 32) (Opp. alte spectare, ad altiora tendere, altum, magnificum, divinum suspicere)
    • (ambiguous) a bombastic style: oratio altius exaggerata
    • (ambiguous) to take a higher tone (especially of poets and orators): exsurgere altius or incitatius ferri
    • (ambiguous) to go a long way back (in narrative): longe, alte (longius, altius) repetere (either absolute or ab aliqua re)
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