| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | alt·a |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alta | altaj |
| Accusative | altan | altajn |
| Afrikaans | hoog |
|---|---|
| Albanian | lartë |
| Catalan | alt |
| Danish | høj |
| Dutch | hoog; lang; verheven |
| English | high; lofty; tall |
| English (Old English) | heah; heh |
| Faeroese | høgur |
| Finnish | korkea |
| French | élevé; haut |
| German | erhaben; hoch; Hoch‐ |
| Hungarian | magas |
| Icelandic | hár |
| Italian | alto |
| Kabylian | aɣezfan |
| Latin | altus; arduus; celsus |
| Low German | hoog; houg |
| Luxemburgish | héch |
| Norwegian | høy |
| Papiamento | altu; halto; haltu |
| Polish | wysoki |
| Portuguese | alto; elevado; eminente |
| Russian | высокий |
| Saterland Frisian | hooch |
| Scots | heich; hie |
| Scottish Gaelic | àrd |
| Spanish | alto |
| Sranan | ey |
| Swahili | ‐refu |
| Swedish | hög |
| Tagalog | mataás |
| Thai | สูง |
| Turkish | ali; yüksek |
| Welsh | tal |
| West Frisian | heech |