Dictionary formaltitudo, altitudinis(feminine)
Translation
height; depth
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | altitudo | altitudines |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | altitudo | altitudines |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | altitudinem | altitudines |
| Genitiveof | altitudinis | altitudinum |
| Dativeto, for | altitudini | altitudinibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | altitudine | altitudinibus |
Examples
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The height of the wall was great.
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We do not know the height of the tower.
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Because of the height of the mountain they could not stay.
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At such a depth there are no fish.
Mensura .
The measurement of the depth is known.
Altitudo, altitudinis is third declension feminine, formed from altus with the abstract suffix -tudo that also gives magnitudo, longitudo and latitudo. The stem is altitudin-, so the nominative tells you nothing useful and you have to learn the genitive.
The trap is inherited from the adjective. Altus means both high and deep, so altitudo is height or depth according to what is being measured, and only context decides. Caesar uses it constantly of the depth of a river and the height of a rampart, sometimes on the same page. English altitude kept only the upward half, which loses the better joke.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 10: altitudo, addo, sentio and 7 more words.