LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

altisonus

altisonus (feminine altisona, neuter altisonum)
Classical[aɫˈtɪ.sɔ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[alˈtiː.s̬o.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepoeticrarehigh-sounding, sounding from on high
  2. adjectivehigh, sublime

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativealtisonusaltisonaaltisonum
genitivealtisonīaltisonaealtisonī
dativealtisonōaltisonaealtisonō
accusativealtisonumaltisonamaltisonum
ablativealtisonōaltisonāaltisonō
vocativealtisonealtisonaaltisonum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativealtisonīaltisonaealtisona
genitivealtisonōrumaltisonārumaltisonōrum
dativealtisonīsaltisonīsaltisonīs
accusativealtisonōsaltisonāsaltisona
ablativealtisonīsaltisonīsaltisonīs
vocativealtisonīaltisonaealtisona

altĭsŏnus, a, um, adj. alte-sonus.
I. High-sounding, sounding from on high (very rare and only poet.): cardo, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. Rel. p. 25 Rib.): in altisono caeli clupeo, id. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 19 Müll.: Juppiter, Cic. Carm. Div. 1, 47: parens, Sen. Herc. Oet. 530: maritus, * Claud. Ep. 2, 27.—
II. Trop., high, sublime: Maro, * Juv. 11, 179.

Origins

From altē (“from on high”) + -sonus (“sounding”).

Descendants
  • Italianaltisono
  • Italianaltisonante
  • Spanishaltísono
  • Spanishaltisonante

Quick answers

What does altisonus mean in Latin?
altisonus, a adjective, means “high-sounding, sounding from on high; high, sublime”.
How do you pronounce altisonus?
In classical Latin, [aɫˈtɪ.sɔ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [alˈtiː.s̬o.nus].