eximii
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ekˈsi.mi.iː/, [ɛkˈsɪ.mi.iː]
Etymology 1
From 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
eximiī 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
Second declension.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | eximiī |
Genitive | eximiōrum |
Dative | eximiīs |
Accusative | eximiōs |
Ablative | eximiīs |
Vocative | eximiī |
References
- eximii in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Adjective
eximiī
Etymology 2
A regularly declined form of eximium (“a gift”).
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