optimas
See also: optimás and óptimas
Latin
Alternative forms
- optumās
Etymology
From optimus (“very good, the best”) + mās (“man”). optimus is related to optō (“I select”), and is the superlative of bonus (“good”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈop.ti.maːs/, [ˈɔpt̪ɪmäːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈop.ti.mas/, [ˈɔpt̪imäs]
Noun
optimās m (genitive optimātis); third declension
- aristocrat
- (in the plural) the adherents of the best men
- (in the plural) the aristocratic party
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | optimās | optimātēs |
| Genitive | optimātis | optimātium |
| Dative | optimātī | optimātibus |
| Accusative | optimātem | optimātēs optimātīs |
| Ablative | optimāte | optimātibus |
| Vocative | optimās | optimātēs |
Synonyms
- eximiī m pl (Mediaeval)
Adjective
optimās (genitive optimātis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- of or pertaining to the best
- of or pertaining to the noblest
- aristocratic, noble
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | optimās | optimātēs | optimātia | ||
| Genitive | optimātis | optimātium | |||
| Dative | optimātī | optimātibus | |||
| Accusative | optimātem | optimās | optimātēs | optimātia | |
| Ablative | optimātī | optimātibus | |||
| Vocative | optimās | optimātēs | optimātia | ||
References
- “optimas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “optimas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- optimas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- aristocracy (as a form of government): optimatium dominatus
- aristocracy (as a form of government): civitas, quae optimatium arbitrio regitur
- the aristocracy (as a party in politics): boni cives, optimi, optimates, also simply boni (opp. improbi); illi, qui optimatium causam agunt
- aristocracy (as a form of government): optimatium dominatus
Spanish
Verb
optimas
- second-person singular present indicative of optimar