[ˈaɫ.tɛr], [ˈal.ter]
OrigoFrom Proto-Italic *aliteros (“the other of two”). Akin to alius. Compare with ulter.
- declension-1, declension-2, determinerthe other, the second
- declension-1, declension-2, determinerthe one...the other (alter...alter)
“De re frumentaria Boios atque Aeduos adhortari non destitit; quorum alteri, … non multum adiuvabant, alteri non magnis facultatibus, … celeriter quod habuerunt consumpserunt” — He never ceased to urge the Boii and Aedui for supplies; of whom the one (Aedui) … did not help much, the others (Boii) as their resources was not great, … quickly consumed what they had
Formaealtera(feminine) · alterum(neuter) · in -er(masculine, nominative, singular) · declension(pronominal) · alter(masculine, nominative, singular) · altera(feminine, nominative, singular) · alterum(neuter, nominative, singular) · alterī(masculine, nominative, plural) · altrī(masculine, nominative, plural) · alterae(feminine, nominative, plural) · altera(neuter, nominative, plural) · alterī̆us(feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular) · alterōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · alterārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · alterōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · alterī(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · altrī(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · alterīs(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · altrīs(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · alterum(accusative, masculine, singular)