# alta
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑːltə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

alta (uncountable)
* Rose bengal dye worn by Indian women on the feet during festivals.

### See also

* alta-male

### Anagrams

* lata, LATA, tala, Taal, Lata

## Asturian
### Adjective

alta f sg
* feminine singular of altu

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /alta/, [al̪.t̪a]

### Conjunction

alta
* however

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈal.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈal.ta]

### Adjective

alta f sg
* feminine singular of alt

### Noun

alta f (plural altes)
* certification, registration
* (military) fitness for duty
* (medicine) discharge
    Ell va ser donat d’alta de l'hospital ahir. ― He was given discharge from the hospital yesterday.

#### Derived terms

* donar d'alta

### Further reading

* “alta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Chavacano
### Etymology

Inherited from Spanish alta.

### Noun

alta
* hospital discharge

## Chinook Jargon
### Adverb

alta
* now

## Esperanto
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin altus. Compare Spanish and Italian alto, French haut, Romanian înalt. Doublet of haŭsi.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [ˈalta]
* Rhymes: -alta
* Hyphenation: al‧ta

### Adjective

alta (accusative singular altan, plural altaj, accusative plural altajn)
* high (in altitude)
** 2003, chapter 46, in Hans-Georg Kaiser, transl., Mortula ŝipo, Tyresö: Inko, translation of Das Totenschiff by B. Traven, →ISBN:La suno leviĝis. Freŝe laviĝinte ĝi eliris el sia marbanejo supren en la altan ĉielon.The sun rose up. Freshly washed, it left its ocean bath and went up into the high sky
* high (in pitch)
    Mi ne povas atingi la altajn tonojn de tiu kanto.I can’t reach the high notes in that song.
* tall
** 1906, L. L. Zamenhof, speech to the 2nd Esperanto Congress in Geneva:
    Terure altaj kaj dikaj estas ankoraŭ la interpopolaj muroj.The walls between the people of the world are still dreadfully tall and wide.
* (figurative) high-minded, noble
    alta celoa noble goal

#### Antonyms

* malalta

#### Derived terms

* altaĵo (“hill, rise, elevated area”)
* alte (“high, highly”)
* altebenaĵo (“plateau”)
* alteco (“height; highness”)
* altejo (“height, elevated area”)
* altepreza (“high-priced, costly”)
* altestimi (“to respect”)
* altgrada (“high (in temperature, rank)”)
* altgrade (“to a high degree”)
* alti (“to be high”)
* altigi (“raise, elevate”)
* altiĝi (“rise”)
* altkreska (“tall”)
* altranga (“high-ranking; upper-class”)
* alto (“altitude; elevation; height”)
* alttaksi (“to appreciate, value”)
* altvalora (“valuable”)
* plialtigi (“raise; heighten; increase”)
* plialtiĝi (“rise, get higher”)
* tonalto (“pitch (acoustics)”)

#### Related terms

* altitudo (“altitude”)

## Finnish
### Etymology

The ablative singular of the stem ala-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑltɑ/, [ˈɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
* Hyphenation: al‧ta

### Postposition

alta [with genitive and/or possessive form]
* from under, from underneath, from beneath
    Synonym: alapuolelta
    Antonyms: päältä, yläpuolelta, yltä
    Pallo vieri pöydän alta.The ball rolled from under the table.

#### Inflection

Declension of ala-
noun case
singular
pluraladverbial form
singular
plural
nominative
ala-
–superessive
alhaalla
genitive
–delative
alhaalta
partitive
–sublative
alhaalle
accusative
–lative
alas
inessive
–temporal
elative
–causative
illative
–multiplicative
adessive
alla
–distributive
ablative
alta
–temp. dist.
allative
alle
–prolative
ali alitse
essive
–situative
allekkain (alakkain)
translative
–oppositive
alatusten
abessive
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* altapäin
* pois alta
* altakastelu
* altakasteluruukku
* altavastaaja

#### Related terms

* See the inflection table.
* ala-
* alempana
* alhainen

### Further reading

* “alta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* -ltaa, alat, lata

## Galician
### Etymology

See alto

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈaltɐ]

### Noun

alta f (plural altas)
* (medicine) certificate of discharge (from a hospital)
    Antonym: baixa
* entry into a profession or organization
    Antonym: baixa

### Adjective

alta
* feminine singular of alto

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “alta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “alta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Ido
### Etymology

From Esperanto alta, Italian and Italian alto, from Latin altus.

### Adjective

alta
* high
* tall

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈal̪ˠt̪ˠə/

### Noun

alta m pl
* vocative plural of alt

### Noun

alta m sg
* genitive singular of altadh

### Verb

alta
* present subjunctive analytic of alt

### Participle

alta
* past participle of alt

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈal.ta/
* Rhymes: -alta
* Hyphenation: àl‧ta

### Adjective

alta
* feminine singular of alto

### Anagrams

* lata

## Khalaj

| Perso-Arabic | Perso-Arabic | اَلتا |

### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *altï.

### Pronunciation

* (Mansûrâbâdî) IPA: [ɑltɒ], [ɒltɒ]
* (Talxâbî, Xaltâbâdî) IPA: [ɒltɒ]
* (Xarrâbî) IPA: [alta]

### Numeral

alta
* six

### References

* Doerfer, Gerhard (1971) Khalaj Materials, Indiana University, →ISBN
* Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

## Ladino
### Adjective

alta (Latin spelling, masculine alto, masculine plural altos, feminine plural altas)
* high

## Latin
### Participle

alta
* inflection of altus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Participle

altā
* ablative feminine singular of altus

### References

* alta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈaw.tɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.tɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈaw.tɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.tɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈaw.ta/ [ˈaʊ̯.ta]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈal.tɐ/ [ˈaɫ.tɐ]
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -altɐ, (Brazil) -awtɐ
* Hyphenation: al‧ta

### Adjective

alta f sg
* feminine singular of alto
** 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 138:O protesto de Hermione foi abafado por uma risadinha alta.Hermione's objection was interrupted by a loud little laugh.

### Noun

alta f (plural altas)
* (healthcare) discharge (the act of releasing an inpatient from hospital)
    dar alta a ― to discharge (from hospital)
    ter alta ― to be discharged
* (Brazil) rise; increase
    Synonym: aumento

## Romanian
### Pronoun

alta
* nominative/accusative feminine singular of altul

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈalta/ [ˈal̪.t̪a]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -alta
* Syllabification: al‧ta

### Noun

alta f (plural altas)
* (medicine) certificate of discharge (from a hospital)
    Antonym: baja
* entry into a profession or organization
    Antonym: baja
* (law) tax declaration, tax return

#### Usage notes

* Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like alta take the singular definite article el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el alta. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al alta, del alta.
    These nouns also usually take the indefinite article un that is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una is also permitted): un alta or una alta. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).
    However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) must be used: la mejor alta, una buena alta.
* If an adjective follows the noun, it must agree with the noun's gender regardless of the article used: el alta única, un(a) alta buena.
* In the plural, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (las, unas etc.) are always used.

#### Derived terms

* dar de alta, darse de alta (“to sign up”)
* dar el alta

### Adjective

alta f sg
* feminine singular of alto

### Further reading

* “alta”, 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
* “alta” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish altar. Doublet of altar.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔalˈta/ [ʔɐlˈt̪a]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: al‧ta

### Noun

altá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜆ)
* altar (a table used for religious rites)
    Synonyms: dalanginan, dambana, altar

#### Derived terms

* altahan
* altahin
* ialta
* mag-alta

### Further reading

* “alta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* Taal, tala, alat, taal, lata

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English altar.

### Noun

alta
* altar

## Turkish
### Noun

alta
* dative singular of alt