plurimus

Latin

Alternative forms

• plisimus (hapax legomenon; nonstandard)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *plousisemos. Suppletive superlative of multus (“many”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpluː.ri.mus/, [ˈpɫ̪uːrɪmʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈplu.ri.mus/, [ˈpluːrimus]

Adjective

plūrimus (feminine plūrima, neuter plūrimum); first/second-declension adjective

1. most
2. very many

   Synonyms: complures, plērusque

   Antonyms: perpauci, paucī

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	plūrimus	plūrima	plūrimum		plūrimī	plūrimae	plūrima
Genitive	plūrimī	plūrimae	plūrimī		plūrimōrum	plūrimārum	plūrimōrum
Dative	plūrimō		plūrimō		plūrimīs
Accusative	plūrimum	plūrimam	plūrimum		plūrimōs	plūrimās	plūrima
Ablative	plūrimō	plūrimā	plūrimō		plūrimīs
Vocative	plūrime	plūrima	plūrimum		plūrimī	plūrimae	plūrima

References

• “plurimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “plurimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• plurimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • Cicero sends cordial greetings to Atticus: Cicero Attico S.D.P. (salutem dicit plurimam)
    
  • my best wishes for your welfare: tibi plurimam salutem
    
  • to have a powerful navy: navibus plurimum posse