LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

altē spīrō

altē spīrō (present infinitive altē spīrāre, perfect active altē spīrāvī, supine altē spīrātum)
Classical[ˈaɫ.teː ˈspiː.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.te ˈspiː.ro]

Meaning

  1. post Augustanto act arrogantly, puff up
    Metellō igitur cōnsule spīrantibus altius Poenīs et reversō in Siciliam bellō […]With Metellus as consul, the Carthaginians acting arrogantly and the war in Sicily being back […]c. 74 CE – 130 CE, Florus, Epitome of Roman history 1.18.27

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.altē spīrōaltē spīrābamaltē spīrābōaltē spīrāvīaltē spīrāveramaltē spīrāverō
2nd sg.altē spīrāsaltē spīrābāsaltē spīrābisaltē spīrāvistīaltē spīrāverāsaltē spīrāveris
3rd sg.altē spīrataltē spīrābataltē spīrābitaltē spīrāvitaltē spīrāverataltē spīrāverit
1st pl.altē spīrāmusaltē spīrābāmusaltē spīrābimusaltē spīrāvimusaltē spīrāverāmusaltē spīrāverimus
2nd pl.altē spīrātisaltē spīrābātisaltē spīrābitisaltē spīrāvistisaltē spīrāverātisaltē spīrāveritis
3rd pl.altē spīrantaltē spīrābantaltē spīrābuntaltē spīrāvērunt
altē spīrāvēre
altē spīrāverantaltē spīrāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.altē spīremaltē spīrāremaltē spīrāverimaltē spīrāvissem
2nd sg.altē spīrēsaltē spīrārēsaltē spīrāverīsaltē spīrāvissēs
3rd sg.altē spīretaltē spīrāretaltē spīrāveritaltē spīrāvisset
1st pl.altē spīrēmusaltē spīrārēmusaltē spīrāverīmusaltē spīrāvissēmus
2nd pl.altē spīrētisaltē spīrārētisaltē spīrāverītisaltē spīrāvissētis
3rd pl.altē spīrentaltē spīrārentaltē spīrāverintaltē spīrāvissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.altē spīrā—
pres. 2nd pl.altē spīrāte—
fut. 2nd sg.altē spīrātō—
fut. 3rd sg.altē spīrātō—
fut. 2nd pl.altē spīrātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.altē spīrantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivealtē spīrāre—
perfect infinitivealtē spīrāvisse—
future infinitivealtē spīrātūrum esse—
present participlealtē spīrāns—
future participlealtē spīrātūrus—
gerundaltē spīrandī, altē spīrandō, altē spīrandumsupinealtē spīrātum, altē spīrātū

Quick answers

What does altē spīrō mean in Latin?
altē spīrō, a verb, means “to act arrogantly, puff up”.
What are the principal parts of altē spīrō?
altē spīrō, altē spīrāre, altē spīrāvī, altē spīrātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce altē spīrō?
In classical Latin, [ˈaɫ.teː ˈspiː.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈal.te ˈspiː.ro].