WordalterMeaningotherPart of speechadjective, adverbPronunciationCourseHardcore LatinLessonLesson 48Usages of alterPostquam ratis ad alteram ripam pervenit, mater dicit melius fuisse portitore prudente uti quam per vadum ire.After the raft reached the other bank, mother says that it was better to use a prudent ferryman than to go through the ford.