"alto" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈal.to/ Forms: alta [feminine], alti [masculine, plural], alte [feminine, plural], altissimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -alto Etymology: From Latin altus (“high”), from Proto-Italic *altos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, derived from the root *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”). Cognate with English old and Welsh allt. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|altus||high}} Latin altus (“high”), {{inh|it|itc-pro|*altos}} Proto-Italic *altos, {{inh|it|ine-pro||*h₂eltós}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, {{m|ine-pro|*h₂el-||to grow, nourish}} *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”), {{cog|en|old}} English old, {{cog|cy|allt}} Welsh allt Head templates: {{it-adj|sup=altissimo}} alto (feminine alta, masculine plural alti, feminine plural alte, superlative altissimo)
  1. high, tall
    Sense id: en-alto-it-adj-uDfaWTBL Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 40 16 44
  2. deep
    Sense id: en-alto-it-adj-dGEcHWRV Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 40 16 44
  3. loud
    Sense id: en-alto-it-adj-2xpgu~8i Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 40 16 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: altamente, altimetro, Alto Adige, Alto Volta, altocumulo, altolocato, altopiano, altostrato, altura Related terms: altare, altezza, altisonante, altitonante, altitudine, alzare

Inflected forms

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          "english": "a pond 4 meters deep",
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          "english": "in a loud voice",
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      "word": "Alto Volta"
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    {
      "word": "altocumulo"
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