altius

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əlˈtiws]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [alˈtiws]

Adjective

altius

1. masculine plural of altiu

Latin

Adjective

altius

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of altior

Adverb

altius

1. comparative degree of altē

   Citius, Altius, Fortius : Faster, Higher, Stronger (motto of the Olympic Games).

References

• altius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) a bombastic style: oratio altius exaggerata
    
  • (ambiguous) to take a higher tone (especially of poets and orators): exsurgere altius or incitatius ferri
    
  • (ambiguous) to go a long way back (in narrative): longe, alte (longius, altius) repetere (either absolute or ab aliqua re)