altisonus

Latin

Etymology

From altē (“from on high”) +‎ -sonus (“sounding”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

altisonus (feminine altisona, neuter altisonum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (very rare, poetic) high-sounding, sounding from on high
  2. high, sublime

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative altisonus altisona altisonum altisonī altisonae altisona
Genitive altisonī altisonae altisonī altisonōrum altisonārum altisonōrum
Dative altisonō altisonō altisonīs
Accusative altisonum altisonam altisonum altisonōs altisonās altisona
Ablative altisonō altisonā altisonō altisonīs
Vocative altisone altisona altisonum altisonī altisonae altisona

Descendants
  • Italian: altisono, ⇒ altisonante
  • Spanish: altísono, ⇒ altisonante

References
  • “altisonus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • altisonus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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