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{{also|Altus}}
==Latin==

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|eccl=yes|altus}}

===Etymology 1===
{{root|la|ine-pro|*h₂el-|id=grow}}
From {{m|la|altum}}, supine of {{m|la|alō||grow}}. Corresponds to {{inh|la|itc-pro|*altos}}, from {{inh|la|ine-pro||*h₂eltós}}, a suffixed form of the root {{m|ine-pro|*h₂el-||grow, nourish}} (compare {{cog|gem-pro|*aldaz}}, whence English {{m|en|old}} and {{m|en|world}}).<ref>{{R:itc:EDL|page=35|head=altus}}</ref>

====Adjective====
{{la-adj|altus|comp=altior|sup=altissimus|adv=altē}}

# [[high]], [[tall]]
#: {{syn|la|sublimis|excelsus}}
#: {{ant|la|demissus|sordidus}}
# [[deep]]
# [[profound]]
# [[deep]]-[[rooted]]

=====Declension=====
{{la-adecl|altus}}

=====Antonyms=====
* {{antsense|height}} {{l|la|brevis}}

=====Derived terms=====
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* {{l|la|altē}}
* {{l|la|altipendulus}}
* {{l|la|altipeta}}
* {{l|la|altisonus}}
* {{l|la|altispex}}
* {{l|la|altitonāns}}
* {{l|la|altitūdō}}
* {{l|la|altiusculē}}
* {{l|la|altiusculus}}
* {{l|la|altivolus}}
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=====Descendants=====
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* {{desc|sq|lart|bor=1}}, {{desc|sq|nalt|nolb=1}}
* {{desc|an|alto}}
* {{desc|rup|analtu|naltu}}
* {{desc|ast|altu}}
* {{desc|ca|alt}}
* {{desc|co|alto}}
* {{desc|dlm|juolt}}<ref>{{cite-book |last=Bartoli |first=Matteo Giulio |title=Il Dalmatico |editor=Aldo Duro |location=Rome |publisher=Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana Fondata da Giovanni Treccani S.p.a. |year=2000 |page=313 |oclc=164597692 |text=''ju͡ọ́lt'' 45: alto; femm. ''u͡ọ́lta'' 47; avv. ''in ált'' 47 in alto}}
</ref>
* {{desc|eo|alta}}
* {{desc|ext|artu}}
* {{desc|frp|hôt}}
* {{desc|fro|halt}}, {{desc|fro|haut|nolb=1}} {{i|merged with {{noncog|frk|*hauh}}}}
** {{desctree|frm|hault}}
* {{desc|fur|alt}}
* {{desctree|it|alto}}
* {{desc|lld|aut}}
* {{desc|roa-leo|altu}}
* {{desc|mwl|alto}}
* {{desc|nap|auto}}
* {{desc|oc|naut|aut}}
* {{desc|osp|alto|oto}}
** {{desc|es|alto}}
* {{desc|roa-opt|outo}}
** {{desc|gl|alto|outo}}
** {{desc|pt|alto}}
* {{desc|ro|înalt}}
* {{desc|rm|aut|ault}}
* {{desc|sc|artu|altu}}
* {{desc|scn|àutu|jàutu|otu|atu}}
* {{desc|vec|alto|alt}}
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===Etymology 2===
Perfect passive participle of {{m|la|alō||nourish}}.

====Participle====
{{la-part|altus}}

# [[nourished]], having been nourished
# [[fed]], having been fed, [[maintain]]ed, having been maintained, [[develop]]ed, having been developed
# [[kept]], having been kept, [[supplied]] with necessities, having been supplied&nbsp;with necessities, [[supported]] financially, having been supported&nbsp;financially

=====Declension=====
{{la-adecl|altus}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S|altus1|altus1}}
* {{R:L&S|altus2|altus2}}
* {{R:Elementary Lewis}}
* {{R:du Cange}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}
* {{R:M&A}}
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