eximii
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ekˈsi.mi.iː/, [ɛkˈs̠ɪmiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ekˈsi.mi.i/, [eɡˈziːmiː]
Etymology 1
editFrom eximius (“selected as being the best”; “outstanding”, “exceptional”, “remarkable”): as a noun, a substantivisation of its masculine plural forms; as an adjective, regularly declined forms.
Noun
editeximiī m pl (genitive eximiōrum); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) Synonym of optimātēs (“a king’s great men”, “high dignitaries of a palace or royal court”)
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | eximiī |
Genitive | eximiōrum |
Dative | eximiīs |
Accusative | eximiōs |
Ablative | eximiīs |
Vocative | eximiī |
References
edit- eximii 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)
Adjective
editeximiī
Etymology 2
editA regularly declined form of eximium (“a gift”).
Noun
editeximiī n