Latin

Adjective

altissimus ‎(superlative of altus)

1. most high, highest

Inflection

First/second declension.

References

• ALTISSIMUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “altissimus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (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)