Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Superlative of potis.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

potissimus (feminine potissima, neuter potissimum, adverb potissimum or potissimē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Superlative degree of potis: chief, principal, most prominent, most important

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative potissimus potissima potissimum potissimī potissimae potissima
Genitive potissimī potissimae potissimī potissimōrum potissimārum potissimōrum
Dative potissimō potissimō potissimīs
Accusative potissimum potissimam potissimum potissimōs potissimās potissima
Ablative potissimō potissimā potissimō potissimīs
Vocative potissime potissima potissimum potissimī potissimae potissima

References edit

  • potissimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • potis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • potis in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung