eximii
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ekˈsi.mi.iː/, [ɛkˈs̠ɪmiː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ekˈsi.mi.i/, [eɡˈziːmiː]
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.
| 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 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