altissimus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /alˈtis.si.mus/, [aɫˈtɪs.sɪ.mʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈtis.si.mus/
Adjective
altissimus (feminine altissima, neuter altissimum); first/second declension
Declension
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | altissimus | altissima | altissimum | altissimī | altissimae | altissima | |
Genitive | altissimī | altissimae | altissimī | altissimōrum | altissimārum | altissimōrum | |
Dative | altissimō | altissimae | altissimō | altissimīs | altissimīs | altissimīs | |
Accusative | altissimum | altissimam | altissimum | altissimōs | altissimās | altissima | |
Ablative | altissimō | altissimā | altissimō | altissimīs | altissimīs | altissimīs | |
Vocative | altissime | altissima | altissimum | altissimī | altissimae | altissima |
References
- altissimus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- altissimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be shut in on all sides by very high mountains: altissimis montibus undique contineri
- the Nile rushes down from very high mountains: Nilus praecipitat ex altissimis montibus
- to occupy a very high position in the state: in altissimo dignitatis gradu collocatum, locatum, positum esse
- to depose, bring down a person from his elevated position: aliquem ex altissimo dignitatis gradu praecipitare (Dom. 37. 98)
- to be shut in on all sides by very high mountains: altissimis montibus undique contineri
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