alto
English
/ˈæl.təʊ/, /ˈæl.toʊ/
noun
Definitions
- A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
- (colloquial) An alto saxophone
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian alto (high, tall).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
alto
Gloss
high, tall
Concept
Semantic Field
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Other
Kanji
高
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- altoist English
- altus Latin
- Alt German
- Alto Adige Italian
- altamente Italian
- altezza Italian
- alticcio Italian
- altissimo Italian
- alto Italian
- altoatesina Italian
- altoatesino Italian
- altofondente Italian
- altura Italian
- contralto Italian
- altviool Dutch, Flemish
- alta Esperanto