alto

Meaning

Adj

1. (comparable) loud
2. (comparable) tall
3. (comparable) high
4. (comparable, informal) excessive, extreme

Adv

loud; loudly

Intj

halt!

Concepts

high

tall

loud

lofty

eminent

height

elevation

towering

up

🆙

altitude

alto

great

greatest

heights

high-rise

huge

in high spirits

loudly

mean

noteworthy

outstanding

prominent

salient

soaring

sonic

sonorous

superb

tipsy

top

🔝

utmost

well-built

willowy

high place

altitudinous

aloud

hawt

amount

August

awash

brilliant

countertenor

distinguished

excellent

exemplary

fantastic

fine

Synonyms

elevado

alta

eminente

forte

altura

no alto

para o alto

alta

magestoso

eminência

altitude

longe

montículo

notável

ótimo

proeminente

saliente

sobre

🔛

estrepitante

colina

Sumô

comprido

culminante

distinto

berrante

embriagado

excelente

Translations

alto

haut

alto

hoch

alt

hoog

yüksek

altus

luid

élevé

laut

elevato

ψηλός

hard

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaw.tu/

Etymology

Borrowed from German: halten

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese alto, from Latin altus, ultimately of Proto-Indo-European origin. This form is likely a semi-learned term, or was influenced by learned elements of the language and uses such an orthography, as with Galician and Spanish alto (which have popularly inherited variants outo and oto, respectively). There was once likely an *outo in Old Galician-Portuguese that is not attested, but which left an inherited descendant in Galician. See also outeiro, a related word.

Sentences

Quando em março é alto , a amêndoa é boa .

When March is high, the almond is good.

Nestes momentos meu coração pulsa mais alto por minha consciência dele .

In these moments my heart beats louder for my awareness of him.

Ela dançou como um cisne ? alto e gracioso .

She danced like a swan - tall and graceful.