What does alticola mean in Latin?

alticola, a noun, means “altan, dwelling in a high place”.

What is the genitive of alticola?

The genitive singular is alticolae. alticola is masculine, first declension.

How do you pronounce alticola?

In classical Latin, [aɫˈtɪ.kɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [alˈtiː.ko.la].

Where does alticola come from?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós → Proto-Italic *altos → Latin alticola.

noun · masculinefirst declension

alticola¹

alticola m or f (genitive alticolae)

Classical[aɫˈtɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[alˈtiː.ko.la]

Meaning

femininemasculinealtan, dwelling in a high place

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	alticola	alticolae
genitive	alticolae	alticolārum
dative	alticolae	alticolīs
accusative	alticolam	alticolās
ablative	alticolā	alticolīs
vocative	alticola	alticolae

Origins

Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European*h₂eltós
Proto-Italic*altos
Latinalticola

Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cola Latin alticola From altus (“high”, “high”) + -cola (“-inhabitor”).

adjectivefirst-declension one-termination adjective

alticola²

alticola (genitive alticolae)

Classical[aɫˈtɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[alˈtiː.ko.la]

Meaning

one terminationaltan, dwelling in a high place
Corpus corripuit mors, relliquiasque recepit Terra, Deum alticolam Spiritus ipse petît.1635, Epicedia Hassorum, page 14:

Declension

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	alticola	alticola	alticola
genitive	alticolae	alticolae	alticolae
dative	alticolae	alticolae	alticolae
accusative	alticolam	alticolam	alticola
ablative	alticolā	alticolā	alticolā
vocative	alticola	alticola	alticola

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	alticolae	alticolae	alticola
genitive	alticolārum	alticolārum	alticolārum
dative	alticolīs	alticolīs	alticolīs
accusative	alticolās	alticolās	alticola
ablative	alticolīs	alticolīs	alticolīs
vocative	alticolae	alticolae	alticola

Origins

Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European*h₂eltós
Proto-Italic*altos
Latinalticola

Quick answers

What does alticola mean in Latin?: alticola, a noun, means “altan, dwelling in a high place”.
What is the genitive of alticola?: The genitive singular is alticolae. alticola is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce alticola?: In classical Latin, [aɫˈtɪ.kɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [alˈtiː.ko.la].
Where does alticola come from?: Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós → Proto-Italic *altos → Latin alticola.