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Latest revision as of 02:17, 28 May 2013 English [edit] Etymology [edit] From Italian alto ("high") Pronunciation [edit] alto (plural altos) - 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.
- (Discuss(+) this sense) A person or instrument that performs the alto part
Usage notes [edit] - Nouns often modified by "alto": saxophone, clarinet, flute, recorder, part, solo, voice, singer.
Synonyms [edit] Coordinate terms [edit] Translations [edit] - The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
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Asturian [edit] Adjective [edit] alto n sg - neuter singular form of altu
French [edit] Wikipedia fr Pronunciation [edit] alto m (plural altos) - (music) alto
- (music) viola
Galician [edit] Etymology [edit] From Latin altus. Adjective [edit] alto m (feminine alta, masculine plural altos, feminine plural altas) - tall
Antonyms [edit]
Italian [edit] Etymology [edit] Latin altus, "high" Pronunciation [edit] Adjective [edit] alto m (f alta, m plural alti, f plural alte) - high, tall
- deep
- uno stagno alto 4 metri - a pond 4 meters deep
- loud
- ad alta voce - in a loud voice
Antonyms [edit] Related terms [edit] Descendants [edit] Anagrams [edit]
Ladino [edit] Etymology [edit] From Latin altus. Adjective [edit] alto m (Latin spelling) - high
Etymology [edit] From altus ("high, deep"). altō (present infinitive altāre, no perfect or supine forms) - I make high, raise, elevate.
Inflection [edit] Participle [edit] altō - dative masculine singular of altus
- dative neuter singular of altus
- ablative masculine singular of altus
- ablative neuter singular of altus
References [edit] - alto in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
Portuguese [edit] Etymology [edit] From Latin altus Pronunciation [edit] Adjective [edit] alto m (feminine alta plural altos feminine plural altas; comparable) - loud
- tall
- high
Inflection [edit] Adverb [edit] alto (comparative mais alto superlative o mais alto) - 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...
Interjection [edit] alto! - halt!
Spanish [edit] Pronunciation [edit] Etymology 1 [edit] From Latin altus. Adjective [edit] alto m (feminine alta, masculine plural altos, feminine plural altas) - high
- tall
- Las chicas son altas - Those girls are tall
- loud
- En voz alta – In high voice; out loud
Related terms [edit] Antonyms [edit] Etymology 2 [edit] From Germanic halt. alto m (plural altos) - stop
- (traffic) stop (signal)
- (traffic) red light
Antonyms [edit] Derived terms [edit] Related terms [edit] Interjection [edit] ¡alto! - stop!
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