eximius

eximius

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
Proto-Italic *eks
Latin ex
Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der.
Proto-Italic *emō
Latin emō
Latin eximō
Latin -ius
Latin eximius

    From eximō + -ius.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    eximius (feminine eximia, neuter eximium, adverb eximiē); first/second-declension adjective

    1. select, choice
    2. special, particular, exceptional, remarkable, extraordinary
      Synonyms: īnsignis, distīnctus, cōnspicuus, praecipuus, ēgregius
    3. exempt

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative eximius eximia eximium eximiī eximiae eximia
    genitive eximiī eximiae eximiī eximiōrum eximiārum eximiōrum
    dative eximiō eximiae eximiō eximiīs
    accusative eximium eximiam eximium eximiōs eximiās eximia
    ablative eximiō eximiā eximiō eximiīs
    vocative eximie eximia eximium eximiī eximiae eximia

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    • “eximius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “eximius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “eximius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to praise, extol, commend a person: eximia laude ornare aliquem
      • an ideal: species optima or eximia, specimen, also simply species, forma
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