See also: sublimis

Pronunciation

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Verb

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sublimus

  1. conditional of sublimar

Latin

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Etymology

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From sub- +‎ līmen.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sublīmus (feminine sublīma, neuter sublīmum, comparative sublīmior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. high, lofty
  2. eminent, exalted, elevated
  3. sublime

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sublīmus sublīma sublīmum sublīmī sublīmae sublīma
Genitive sublīmī sublīmae sublīmī sublīmōrum sublīmārum sublīmōrum
Dative sublīmō sublīmō sublīmīs
Accusative sublīmum sublīmam sublīmum sublīmōs sublīmās sublīma
Ablative sublīmō sublīmā sublīmō sublīmīs
Vocative sublīme sublīma sublīmum sublīmī sublīmae sublīma

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Barnett Newman, John Philip O'Neill (1992) Barnett Newman: Selected Writings and Interviews[1], University of California Press, page 218

Further reading

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  • sublimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sublimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sublimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to fly aloft; to be carried into the sky: sublimem or sublime (not in sublime or sublimiter) ferri, abire