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Learn Hardcore Latin: altus - tall

Hardcore Latin
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/altus

altus

Word

altus

Meaning

tall

Part of speech

adjective, adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Usages of altus

Templum altum prope oppidum stat, et nuntius orat ibi.

The tall temple stands near the town, and the messenger prays there.

Equus altus in horto stat.

The tall horse stands in the garden.

Femina timida templum hoc amat, sed illa femina fortis templum altum in urbe intrat.

A timid woman loves this temple, but that brave woman enters the tall temple in the city.

In foro statua imperatoris alta est, et multi eam spectant.

In the forum there is a tall statue of the emperor, and many people look at it.

In campo alta arbor stat, et pueri sub umbra eius legunt.

In the field a tall tree stands, and the boys read under its shade.

In valle parva herba alta est, sed in monte saepe paucae arbores sunt.

In the small valley the grass is tall, but on the mountain there are often few trees.

Terra post pluviam bona est, et herba in campo alta est.

The ground is good after the rain, and the grass in the field is tall.

Malus altus ventum capit, et velum magnum supra navem movetur.

The tall mast catches the wind, and the large sail moves above the ship.

Laurus alta in horto stat, et avia folia eius laudat.

The tall laurel tree stands in the garden, and grandmother praises its leaves.

Post scholam magistra discipulos ad silvam ducit, ubi quercus altae et pinus densae crescunt.

After school the teacher leads the students to a forest, where tall oaks and thick pines grow.

In alta quercu aquila sedet et procul campos spectat.

In a tall oak an eagle sits and looks at the fields far away.

Non procul in alta pinu corvus niger clamat, dum aquila tacita manet.

Not far away, in a tall pine, a black raven cries out, while the eagle remains silent.

In alta quercu aquila videri potest.

An eagle can be seen in the tall oak.

Ulmus alta ante villam stat, et merula in ulmo paulisper sedet.

A tall elm stands before the house, and a blackbird sits in the elm for a little while.

Insula altum aedificium est.

The apartment block is a tall building.

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