altear

Portuguese

Etymology

From alto (“high”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.teˈa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.teˈa(h)], /aw.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /awˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯ˈt͡ʃja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.teˈa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.teˈa(h)], /aw.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /awˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯ˈt͡ʃja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aw.teˈa(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.teˈa(ɾ)], /aw.t͡ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /awˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯ˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.teˈa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.teˈa(χ)], /aw.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.t͡ʃɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /awˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯ˈt͡ʃja(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.teˈa(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.teˈa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtjaɾ/ [aɫˈtjaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtjaɾ/ [aɫˈtjaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈtja.ɾi/ [aɫˈtja.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: al‧te‧ar

Verb

altear (first-person singular present alteio, first-person singular preterite alteei, past participle alteado)

1. to make or become taller

   Synonym: erguer

   Antonym: baixar

   Precisamos de tijolos para altear este muro.

   We need bricks to make this wall taller.

2. to lift; to raise

   Synonyms: alçar, alcear, elevar, erguer, içar, levantar

   Antonym: baixar

   Ele alteara sua sobrancelha.

   He had raised his brow.

3. (of sound) to make or become louder

   Synonym: aumentar

   Antonym: diminuir

   Alteie sua voz, se quer ser ouvido.

   Raise your voice, if you want to be heard.

4. (of a value) to make or become higher

   Synonyms: aumentar, subir

   Antonyms: baixar, diminuir

   O preço do pão alteou.

   The price of bread became higher.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of altear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	altear
Personal	altear	alteares	altear	altearmos	alteardes	altearem
Gerund
	alteando
Past participle
Masculine	alteado			alteados
Feminine	alteada			alteadas
Indicative
Present	alteio	alteias	alteia	alteamos	alteais	alteiam
Imperfect	alteava	alteavas	alteava	alteávamos	alteáveis	alteavam
Preterite	alteei	alteaste	alteou	alteamos1, alteámos2	alteastes	altearam
Pluperfect	alteara	altearas	alteara	alteáramos	alteáreis	altearam
Future	altearei	altearás	alteará	altearemos	alteareis	altearão
Conditional	altearia	altearias	altearia	altearíamos	altearíeis	alteariam
Subjunctive
Present	alteie	alteies	alteie	alteemos	alteeis	alteiem
Imperfect	alteasse	alteasses	alteasse	alteássemos	alteásseis	alteassem
Future	altear	alteares	altear	altearmos	alteardes	altearem
Imperative
Affirmative		alteia	alteie	alteemos	alteai	alteiem
Negative (não)		não alteies	não alteie	não alteemos	não alteeis	não alteiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• alteação
• alteado
• alteador
• alteamento

Further reading

• “altear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “altear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From alto +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alteˈaɾ/ [al̪.t̪eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: al‧te‧ar

Verb

altear (first-person singular present alteo, first-person singular preterite alteé, past participle alteado)

1. (Ecuador, transitive) to raise, to erect
2. (Argentina, Paraguay, transitive) to tell someone to stop

Conjugation

    Conjugation of altear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			altear
gerund			alteando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		alteado		alteada
		plural		alteados		alteadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	alteo	alteastú alteásvos	altea	alteamos	alteáis	altean
	imperfect	alteaba	alteabas	alteaba	alteábamos	alteabais	alteaban
	preterite	alteé	alteaste	alteó	alteamos	alteasteis	altearon
	future	altearé	altearás	alteará	altearemos	altearéis	altearán
	conditional	altearía	altearías	altearía	altearíamos	altearíais	altearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	altee	alteestú alteésvos2	altee	alteemos	alteéis	alteen
	imperfect (ra)	alteara	altearas	alteara	alteáramos	altearais	altearan
	imperfect (se)	altease	alteases	altease	alteásemos	alteaseis	alteasen
	future1	alteare	alteares	alteare	alteáremos	alteareis	altearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		alteatú alteávos	altee	alteemos	altead	alteen
	negative		no altees	no altee	no alteemos	no alteéis	no alteen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Further reading

• “altear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024