magnissimus
Latin
Adjective
magnissimus (feminine magnissima, neuter magnissimum); first/second declension
- (informal) superlative degree of magnus
Usage notes
The expected and usual superlative of magnus is maximus, but this alternative was used by the Latin grammarian Virgilius Maro.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | magnissimus | magnissima | magnissimum | magnissimī | magnissimae | magnissima | |
| Genitive | magnissimī | magnissimae | magnissimī | magnissimōrum | magnissimārum | magnissimōrum | |
| Dative | magnissimō | magnissimō | magnissimīs | ||||
| Accusative | magnissimum | magnissimam | magnissimum | magnissimōs | magnissimās | magnissima | |
| Ablative | magnissimō | magnissimā | magnissimō | magnissimīs | |||
| Vocative | magnissime | magnissima | magnissimum | magnissimī | magnissimae | magnissima | |
References
- magnissimus 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)
- H. A. Strong (1918), "Notes on the Vocabulary of the Grammarian, Virgilius Maro", The Modern Language Review, 13 (1) : 96-98.