magnissimus

Latin

Adjective

magnissimus (feminine magnissima, neuter magnissimum); first/second declension

1. (informal) superlative degree of magnus

Usage notes

The expected and usual superlative of magnus is maximus, but this alternative was used by the Latin grammarian Virgilius Maro.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	magnissimus	magnissima	magnissimum		magnissimī	magnissimae	magnissima
Genitive	magnissimī	magnissimae	magnissimī		magnissimōrum	magnissimārum	magnissimōrum
Dative	magnissimō		magnissimō		magnissimīs
Accusative	magnissimum	magnissimam	magnissimum		magnissimōs	magnissimās	magnissima
Ablative	magnissimō	magnissimā	magnissimō		magnissimīs
Vocative	magnissime	magnissima	magnissimum		magnissimī	magnissimae	magnissima

References

• magnissimus 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)
• H. A. Strong (1918), "Notes on the Vocabulary of the Grammarian, Virgilius Maro", The Modern Language Review, 13 (1) : 96-98.