alto

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Italian alto (“high”)

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[edit] Noun

alto (plural altos)

An alto saxophone
  1. A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
  2. (Discuss(+) this sense) A person or instrument that performs the alto part

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  • Nouns often modified by "alto": saxophone, clarinet, flute, recorder, part, solo, voice, singer.

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musical part
person or instrument
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[edit] Asturian

[edit] Adjective

alto n. sg.

  1. neuter singular form of altu

[edit] French

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alto

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alto m. (plural altos)

  1. (music) alto
  2. (music) viola

[edit] Galician

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From Latin altus.

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alto m. (feminine alta, masculine plural altos, feminine plural altas)

  1. tall

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

Latin altus, "high"

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alto m. (f. alta, m plural alti, f plural alte)

  1. high, tall
  2. deep
    uno stagno alto 4 metri - a pond 4 meters deep
  3. loud
    ad alta voce - in a loud voice

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[edit] Ladino

[edit] Adjective

alto m. (Latin spelling)

  1. high

[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From altus (“high, deep”).

[edit] Verb

altō (present infinitive altāre, no perfect or supine forms)

  1. I make high, raise, elevate.

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altō

  1. dative masculine singular of altus
  2. dative neuter singular of altus
  3. ablative masculine singular of altus
  4. ablative neuter singular of altus

[edit] References

  • alto in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879

[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

From Latin altus

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alto m. (feminine alta plural altos feminine plural altas; comparable)

  1. loud
  2. tall
  3. high

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  Inflection of the Portuguese adjective alto
singular plural
masculine feminine masculine feminine
positive alto alta altos altas
comparative mais alto mais alta mais altos mais altas
superlative o mais alto
altíssimo		 a mais alta
altíssima		 os mais altos
altíssimos		 as mais altas
altíssimas

[edit] Adverb

alto (comparative mais alto superlative o mais alto)

  1. loud; loudly
    • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, page 445:
      Não fale tão alto...
      Don't speak so loud...

[edit] Interjection

alto!

  1. halt!

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈalto/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin altus.

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alto m. (feminine alta, masculine plural altos, feminine plural altas)

  1. high
  2. tall
    Las chicas son altas - Those girls are tall
  3. loud
    En voz alta – In high voice; out loud
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Germanic halt.

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alto m. (plural altos)

  1. stop
  2. (traffic) stop (signal)
  3. (traffic) red light
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[edit] Interjection

¡alto!

  1. stop!
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