eximii
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛkˈsɪ.mi.iː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eɡˈziː.mi.i]
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 noun, plural only.
| 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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Adjective
eximiī
- inflection of eximius:
- nominative/vocative plural masculine
- genitive singular masculine/neuter
Etymology 2
A regularly declined form of eximium (“a gift”).
Noun
eximiī n
- genitive singular of eximium