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altore

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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altore m (plural altori, feminine altrice)

  1. (literary) nourisher
    Synonyms: alimentatore, (archaic) nutricatore, (uncommon) nutritore

Adjective

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

  1. (literary) nourishing
    Synonym: (literary) almo
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Further reading

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

Anagrams

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Latin

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Noun

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altōre m

  1. ablative singular of altor