altissimus

Latin

Etymology

altus +‎ -issimus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /alˈtis.si.mus/, [äɫ̪ˈt̪ɪs̠ːɪmʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /alˈtis.si.mus/, [äl̪ˈt̪isːimus]

Adjective

altissimus (feminine altissima, neuter altissimum); first/second declension

1. superlative degree of altus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	altissimus	altissima	altissimum		altissimī	altissimae	altissima
Genitive	altissimī	altissimae	altissimī		altissimōrum	altissimārum	altissimōrum
Dative	altissimō		altissimō		altissimīs
Accusative	altissimum	altissimam	altissimum		altissimōs	altissimās	altissima
Ablative	altissimō	altissimā	altissimō		altissimīs
Vocative	altissime	altissima	altissimum		altissimī	altissimae	altissima

Descendants

• Italian: altissimo
• Ligurian: âtìscimo
• Spanish: altísimo

References

• altissimus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• altissimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be shut in on all sides by very high mountains: altissimis montibus undique contineri
    
  • the Nile rushes down from very high mountains: Nilus praecipitat ex altissimis montibus
    
  • to occupy a very high position in the state: in altissimo dignitatis gradu collocatum, locatum, positum esse
    
  • to depose, bring down a person from his elevated position: aliquem ex altissimo dignitatis gradu praecipitare (Dom. 37. 98)