altero

See also: Altero, alteró, and alterò

Catalan

Verb

altero

1. first-person singular present indicative of alterar

Galician

Verb

altero

1. first-person singular present indicative of alterar

Italian

Alternative forms

• altiero (archaic or poetic)

Etymology 1

From alto (“high, tall”) +‎ -iero; alto is from Latin altus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow; to nourish”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. (obsolete) high, elevated

   Synonyms: alto, elevato

   Antonym: basso

2. (figurative) majestic; dignified

   Synonyms: dignitoso, maestoso

3. (figurative) proud; haughty

   Synonyms: fiero, superbo

4. (figurative, literary) unyielding, stubborn

   Synonym: sdegnoso

Derived terms

• alteramente
• alterezza
• alterigia

Further reading

• altero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.te.ro/
• Rhymes: -altero
• Hyphenation: àl‧te‧ro

Verb

altero

1. first-person singular present indicative of alterare

Anagrams

• altore, latore, oltre a, orlate, ortale, ratelo, rotale, telaro

Latin

Etymology

From alter +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈaɫ.tɛ.roː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈal.te.ro]

Determiner

alterō

1. ablative masculine/neuter singular of alter

Verb

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

1. (Medieval Latin) to change, alter

   Synonyms: trānsferō, mūtō, commūtō, vertō, versō, cōnferō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of alterō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	alterō		alterās		alterat		alterāmus		alterātis		alterant
	imperfect	alterābam		alterābās		alterābat		alterābāmus		alterābātis		alterābant
	future	alterābō		alterābis		alterābit		alterābimus		alterābitis		alterābunt
	perfect	alterāvī		alterāvistī		alterāvit		alterāvimus		alterāvistis		alterāvērunt, alterāvēre
	pluperfect	alterāveram		alterāverās		alterāverat		alterāverāmus		alterāverātis		alterāverant
	future perfect	alterāverō		alterāveris		alterāverit		alterāverimus		alterāveritis		alterāverint
passive	present	alteror		alterāris, alterāre		alterātur		alterāmur		alterāminī		alterantur
	imperfect	alterābar		alterābāris, alterābāre		alterābātur		alterābāmur		alterābāminī		alterābantur
	future	alterābor		alterāberis, alterābere		alterābitur		alterābimur		alterābiminī		alterābuntur
	perfect	alterātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	alterātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	alterātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	alterem		alterēs		alteret		alterēmus		alterētis		alterent
	imperfect	alterārem		alterārēs		alterāret		alterārēmus		alterārētis		alterārent
	perfect	alterāverim		alterāverīs		alterāverit		alterāverīmus		alterāverītis		alterāverint
	pluperfect	alterāvissem		alterāvissēs		alterāvisset		alterāvissēmus		alterāvissētis		alterāvissent
passive	present	alterer		alterēris, alterēre		alterētur		alterēmur		alterēminī		alterentur
	imperfect	alterārer		alterārēris, alterārēre		alterārētur		alterārēmur		alterārēminī		alterārentur
	perfect	alterātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	alterātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		alterā		—		—		alterāte		—
	future	—		alterātō		alterātō		—		alterātōte		alterantō
passive	present	—		alterāre		—		—		alterāminī		—
	future	—		alterātor		alterātor		—		—		alterantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		alterāre			alterārī			alterāns			—
future		alterātūrum esse			alterātum īrī			alterātūrus			alterandus
perfect		alterāvisse			alterātum esse			—			alterātus
future perfect		—			alterātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		alterātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		alterandī		alterandō		alterandum		alterandō		alterātum		alterātū

Derived terms

• alterātiō

Descendants

Descendants

• Asturian: alterar
• Catalan: alterar
• Old French: alterer
  • French: altérer
  • → English: alter
• Friulian: alterâ
• Galician: alterar
• Italian: alterare
• Occitan: alterar
• Piedmontese: alteré
• Portuguese: alterar
• Romanian: altera
• Spanish: alterar
• → English: alterate

References

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛɾu

Verb

altero

1. first-person singular present indicative of alterar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈteɾo/ [al̪ˈt̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: al‧te‧ro

Etymology 1

Noun

altero m (plural alteros)

1. a pile, stack

Etymology 2

Verb

altero

1. first-person singular present indicative of alterar

Further reading

• “altero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025