înalte

Înalte is a Romanian adjective meaning tall or high. It represents the feminine plural form of the base adjective înalt and is used before feminine plural nouns to describe height. In Romanian, adjectives agree with the gender and number of the noun, so the masculine form is înalt, the feminine singular is înaltă, the masculine plural is înalți, and the feminine plural is înalte—or, in standard orthography, înalte depending on stylistic or historical variations.

The word has its roots in the Latin altus, through the development of Romanian adjectives of height. Înalte is commonly found in descriptions of architecture, topography, and people, particularly in contexts emphasizing size or altitude. For example, clădiri înalte describes tall buildings, and munți înalți describes high mountains (masculine plural, but illustrating the height concept).

Usage notes:

- Înalte is used specifically with feminine plural nouns. With masculine plural nouns, the corresponding form is înalți (e.g., munți înalți).

- The term appears across formal, literary, and journalistic registers when height or elevation is a salient feature.

See also:

- înalt, alt

- înalte (alternative orthography variants in historical or regional texts)

- tall/high in Romance languages (for comparative context)

There are no dedicated references in this article, but înalte is widely attested as part of standard Romanian adjective inflection and is understood in ordinary descriptive usage.