altor

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow; nourish”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈal.tor/, [ˈäɫ̪t̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.tor/, [ˈäl̪t̪or]

Noun

altor m (genitive altōris); third declension

1. nourisher; sustainer
2. foster-father

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	altor	altōrēs
Genitive	altōris	altōrum
Dative	altōrī	altōribus
Accusative	altōrem	altōrēs
Ablative	altōre	altōribus
Vocative	altor	altōrēs

Adjective

altor (genitive altōris); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. nutritious

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	altor			altōrēs	altōria
Genitive	altōris			altōrium
Dative	altōrī			altōribus
Accusative	altōrem	altor		altōrēs	altōria
Ablative	altōrī			altōribus
Vocative	altor			altōrēs	altōria

Related terms

• alō
• altus

References

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