altero

altero

See also: Altero, alteró, and alterò

Catalan

Verb

altero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alterar

Galician

Verb

altero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alterar

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From alto (“high, tall”) +‎ -iero; alto is from Latin altus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow; to nourish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈtɛ.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɛro
  • Hyphenation: al‧tè‧ro

Adjective

altero (feminine altera, masculine plural alteri, feminine plural altere)

  1. (obsolete) high, elevated
    Synonyms: alto, elevato
    Antonym: basso
  2. (figurative) majestic; dignified
    Synonyms: dignitoso, maestoso
  3. (figurative) proud; haughty
    Synonyms: fiero, superbo
  4. (figurative, literary) unyielding, stubborn
    Synonym: sdegnoso
Derived terms

Further reading

  • altero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈal.te.ro/
  • Rhymes: -altero
  • Hyphenation: àl‧te‧ro

Verb

altero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alterare

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos
Proto-Italic *aljos
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Italic *-teros
Proto-Italic *aliteros
Latin alter
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin alterō

    From alter + -ō.

    Pronunciation

    Determiner

    alterō

    1. ablative masculine/neuter singular of alter

    Verb

    alterō (present infinitive alterāre, perfect active alterāvī, supine alterātum); first conjugation

    1. (Medieval Latin) to change, alter
      Synonyms: trānsferō, mūtō, commūtō, vertō, versō, cōnferō

    Conjugation

       Conjugation of alterō (first conjugation)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present alterō alterās alterat alterāmus alterātis alterant
    imperfect alterābam alterābās alterābat alterābāmus alterābātis alterābant
    future alterābō alterābis alterābit alterābimus alterābitis alterābunt
    perfect alterāvī alterāvistī alterāvit alterāvimus alterāvistis alterāvērunt,
    alterāvēre
    pluperfect alterāveram alterāverās alterāverat alterāverāmus alterāverātis alterāverant
    future perfect alterāverō alterāveris alterāverit alterāverimus alterāveritis alterāverint
    passive present alteror alterāris,
    alterāre     		alterātur alterāmur alterāminī alterantur
    imperfect alterābar alterābāris,
    alterābāre     		alterābātur alterābāmur alterābāminī alterābantur
    future alterābor alterāberis,
    alterābere     		alterābitur alterābimur alterābiminī alterābuntur
    perfect alterātus + present active indicative of sum
    pluperfect alterātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
    future perfect alterātus + future active indicative of sum
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present alterem alterēs alteret alterēmus alterētis alterent
    imperfect alterārem alterārēs alterāret alterārēmus alterārētis alterārent
    perfect alterāverim alterāverīs alterāverit alterāverīmus alterāverītis alterāverint
    pluperfect alterāvissem alterāvissēs alterāvisset alterāvissēmus alterāvissētis alterāvissent
    passive present alterer alterēris,
    alterēre     		alterētur alterēmur alterēminī alterentur
    imperfect alterārer alterārēris,
    alterārēre     		alterārētur alterārēmur alterārēminī alterārentur
    perfect alterātus + present active subjunctive of sum
    pluperfect alterātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present — alterā — — alterāte —
    future — alterātō alterātō — alterātōte alterantō
    passive present — alterāre — — alterāminī —
    future — alterātor alterātor — — alterantor
    non-finite forms infinitive participle
    active passive active passive
    present alterāre alterārī alterāns —
    future alterātūrum esse alterātum īrī alterātūrus alterandus
    perfect alterāvisse alterātum esse — alterātus
    future perfect — alterātum fore — —
    perfect potential alterātūrum fuisse — — —
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    alterandī alterandō alterandum alterandō alterātum alterātū

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Descendants
    • Asturian: alterar
    • Catalan: alterar
    • Old French: alterer
    • Friulian: alterâ
    • Galician: alterar
    • Italian: alterare
    • Occitan: alterar
    • Piedmontese: alteré
    • Portuguese: alterar
    • Romanian: altera
    • Spanish: alterar
    • → English: alterate

    References

    • “altero”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • altero in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɛɾu

    Verb

    altero

    1. first-person singular present indicative of alterar

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /alˈteɾo/ [al̪ˈt̪e.ɾo]
    • Rhymes: -eɾo
    • Syllabification: al‧te‧ro

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    altero m (plural alteros)

    1. a pile, stack

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    altero

    1. first-person singular present indicative of alterar

    Further reading

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