LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

altispīnus

altispīnus (feminine altispīna, neuter altispīnum)
Classical[aɫ.tɪsˈpiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[al.tisˈpiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivehaving tall spines

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativealtispīnusaltispīnaaltispīnum
genitivealtispīnīaltispīnaealtispīnī
dativealtispīnōaltispīnaealtispīnō
accusativealtispīnumaltispīnamaltispīnum
ablativealtispīnōaltispīnāaltispīnō
vocativealtispīnealtispīnaaltispīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativealtispīnīaltispīnaealtispīna
genitivealtispīnōrumaltispīnārumaltispīnōrum
dativealtispīnīsaltispīnīsaltispīnīs
accusativealtispīnōsaltispīnāsaltispīna
ablativealtispīnīsaltispīnīsaltispīnīs
vocativealtispīnīaltispīnaealtispīna

Origins

From altus (“high”) + spīna (“spine”) + -us.

Quick answers

What does altispīnus mean in Latin?
altispīnus, a adjective, means “having tall spines”.
How do you pronounce altispīnus?
In classical Latin, [aɫ.tɪsˈpiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [al.tisˈpiː.nus].