altore

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin altōrem (“nourisher”), derived from alō (“to foster, nourish”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈto.re/
• Rhymes: -ore
• Hyphenation: al‧tó‧re

Noun

altore m (plural altori, feminine altrice)

1. (literary) nourisher

   Synonyms: alimentatore, (archaic) nutricatore, (uncommon) nutritore

Adjective

altore (feminine altrice, masculine plural altori, feminine plural altrici)

1. (literary) nourishing

   Synonym: (literary) almo

Related terms

• alimento
• almo
• alunno

 

Further reading

• altore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Altero, altero, alterò, latore, oltre a, orlate, ortale, ratelo, rotale, telaro

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /alˈtoː.re/, [äɫ̪ˈt̪oːrɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /alˈto.re/, [äl̪ˈt̪ɔːre]

Noun

altōre m

1. ablative singular of altor