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

• altiero (archaic or poetic)

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

• alteramente
• alterezza
• alterigia

 

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

• altore, latore, oltre a, orlate, ortale, ratelo, rotale, telaro

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈal.te.roː/, [ˈäɫ̪t̪ɛroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.te.ro/, [ˈäl̪t̪ero]

Etymology 1

From alter +‎ -ō.

Verb

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

1. (Medieval Latin) to change, alter

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		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		alterāre	alterāvisse	alterātūrum esse	alterārī	alterātum esse	alterātum īrī
participles		alterāns	—	alterātūrus	—	alterātus	alterandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		alterandī	alterandō	alterandum	alterandō	alterātum	alterātū

Derived terms

• alterātiō

Descendants

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

Adjective

alterō

1. ablative masculine/neuter singular of alter

References

• altero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• altero in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (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

• “altero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28