altezza
Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin altitia, from Latin altus (“high”). Compare Portuguese and Spanish alteza, Catalan altesa. By surface analysis, alto + -ezza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈtet.t͡sa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ettsa
- Hyphenation: al‧téz‧za
Noun
altezza f (plural altezze)
Descendants
- → French: altesse
Further reading
- altezza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Lombard
Alternative forms
- altèzza (Classical Milanese Orthography)
- alteza (Scriver Lombard)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈtɛsa/ (Milanese)
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