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altior
altior
Latin
Adjective
altior (comparative of altus)
Inflection
Third declension, comparative variant
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | altior | altius | altiōrēs | altiōra | |
| genitive | altiōris | altiōrum | |||
| dative | altiōrī | altiōribus | |||
| accusative | altiōrem | altius | altiōrēs | altiōra | |
| ablative | altiōre | altiōribus | |||
| vocative | altior | altius | altiōrēs | altiōra | |
References
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “altior”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (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)
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(ambiguous) a bombastic style: oratio altius exaggerata
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(ambiguous) to take a higher tone (especially of poets and orators): exsurgere altius or incitatius ferri
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(ambiguous) to go a long way back (in narrative): longe, alte (longius, altius) repetere (either absolute or ab aliqua re)
- to study the commonplace: cogitationes in res humiles abicere (De Amic. 9. 32) (Opp. alte spectare, ad altiora tendere, altum, magnificum, divinum suspicere)