"altero" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /alˈtɛ.ro/ Forms: altera [feminine], alteri [masculine, plural], altere [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɛro Etymology: From alto (“high, tall”) + -iero; alto is from Latin altus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow; to nourish”). Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*h₂el-|id=grow}}, {{affix|it|alto|-iero|t1=high, tall}} alto (“high, tall”) + -iero, {{der|it|la|altus}} Latin altus, {{der|it|ine-pro|*h₂el-||to grow; to nourish}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow; to nourish”) Head templates: {{it-adj}} altero (feminine altera, masculine plural alteri, feminine plural altere)
  1. (obsolete) high, elevated Tags: obsolete Synonyms: alto, elevato
    Sense id: en-altero-it-adj-RvyOG6wa
  2. (figurative) majestic; dignified Tags: figuratively Synonyms: dignitoso, maestoso
    Sense id: en-altero-it-adj-rWyRz-6H
  3. (figurative) proud; haughty Tags: figuratively Synonyms: fiero, superbo
    Sense id: en-altero-it-adj-3RbnQx2r
  4. (figurative, literary) unyielding, stubborn Tags: figuratively, literary Synonyms: sdegnoso
    Sense id: en-altero-it-adj-aMdi5rtx Categories (other): Italian terms suffixed with -iero Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -iero: 23 19 0 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: altiero [archaic, poetic] Derived forms: alteramente, alterezza, alterigia
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈal.te.ro/
Rhymes: -altero Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} altero
  1. first-person singular present indicative of alterare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: alterare
    Sense id: en-altero-it-verb-66ulK6hH Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 21 21 2 1 0 7 11 1 1 21 0 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 18 1 1 0 10 15 1 1 18 0 15 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 15 4 1 31 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: altiero [archaic, poetic]
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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