altisonante
Spanish
adj
Definitions
- high-sounding
- pompous
Etymology
Affix from Spanish, Castilian alto (high, tall) + Spanish, Castilian sonante.
Origin
Spanish
sonante
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Alto English
- altus Latin
- altamente Spanish, Castilian
- altear Spanish, Castilian
- alteza Spanish, Castilian
- alteño Spanish, Castilian
- altibajo Spanish, Castilian
- altillo Spanish, Castilian
- altiplanicie Spanish, Castilian
- altiplano Spanish, Castilian
- altisonancia Spanish, Castilian
- altivo Spanish, Castilian
- alto Spanish, Castilian
- altoandino Spanish, Castilian
- altoaragonés Spanish, Castilian
- altoextremeño Spanish, Castilian
- altorrelieve Spanish, Castilian
- altura Spanish, Castilian
- altísimo Spanish, Castilian
- enaltecer Spanish, Castilian
- sonante Spanish, Castilian
- sonar Spanish, Castilian