alteza

See also: Alteza

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alteza, perhaps corresponding to a Late Latin altitia, from Latin altus. By surface analysis, alto +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈte.zɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈte.zɐ]

• (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)

1. highness (all senses)
2. altitude, elevation

Related terms

• alto

Spanish

Etymology

From 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, Philippines) /alˈtesa/ [al̪ˈt̪e.sa]
• Rhymes: -eθa
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: al‧te‧za

Noun

alteza f (plural altezas)

1. highness (the state of being high)

   Synonym: altura

2. height, stature

   Synonym: altura

3. Highness

Derived terms

• alteza de miras

 

Further reading

• “alteza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10