Italian

Proper noun

Altero ‎(m)

1. A male given name

Anagrams

• latore, orlate, ortale

Catalan

Verb

altero

1. first-person singular present indicative form of alterar

Italian

Alternative forms

• altiero (archaic)

Etymology 1

Derived from alto ‎(“high”, “tall”), from Latin altus, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- ‎(“to grow”; “to nourish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈtɛ.ro/, [äl̺ˈt̪ɛːr̺o]
• Hyphenation: al‧tè‧ro
• Rhymes: -ɛro

Adjective

altero m ‎(feminine singular altera, masculine plural alteri, feminine plural altere)

1. proud, haughty, scornful

Derived terms

• alterezza
• alterigia

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.te.ro/, [ˈäl̺t̪e̞r̺o]
• Hyphenation: àl‧te‧ro

Verb

altero

1. first-person singular present indicative of alterare

Anagrams

• latore, orlate, ortale

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.te.roː/, [ˈaɫ.tɛ.roː]

Etymology 1

From alter +‎ -ō.

Verb

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

1. I change, alter

Inflection

Etymology 2

Adjective

alterō

1. ablative masculine singular of alter
2. ablative neuter singular of alter

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “altero”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• altero in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Verb

altero

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of alterar

Spanish

Verb

altero

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of alterar.