alteza
See also: Alteza
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese alteza, formed from alto + -eza, perhaps corresponding to a Late Latin altitia, from Latin altus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈte.zɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈte.zɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈte.za/ [aʊ̯ˈte.za]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈte.zɐ/ [aɫˈte.zɐ]
- Hyphenation: al‧te‧za
Noun
alteza f (plural altezas)
- highness (all senses)
- altitude, elevation
Related terms
- alto
Spanish
Etymology
alto (“high”) + -eza, perhaps corresponding to a Late Latin altitia, from Latin altus. Compare Portuguese alteza, Catalan altesa, Italian altezza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /alˈteθa/ [al̪ˈt̪e.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /alˈtesa/ [al̪ˈt̪e.sa]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: al‧te‧za
Noun
alteza f (plural altezas)
- highness (the state of being high)
- Synonym: altura
- height, stature
- Synonym: altura
- Highness
Further reading
- “alteza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014