excelsus, excelsa -um, excelsior -or -us, excelsissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
lofty/high; tall; exalted; elevated; noble; of high position/rank/reputation;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | excelsus | excelsi |
| Gen. | excelsi | excelsorum |
| Dat. | excelso | — |
| Acc. | excelsum | excelsos |
| Voc. | excelse | excelsi |
| Abl. | excelso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | excelsa | excelsae |
| Gen. | excelsae | excelsarum |
| Dat. | excelsae | — |
| Acc. | excelsam | excelsas |
| Voc. | excelsa | excelsae |
| Abl. | excelsa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | excelsum | excelsa |
| Gen. | excelsi | excelsorum |
| Dat. | excelso | — |
| Acc. | excelsum | excelsa |
| Voc. | excelsum | excelsa |
| Abl. | excelso | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | excelsius | excelsiora |
| Gen. | excelsioris | — |
| Acc. | excelsius | excelsiora |
| Voc. | excelsius | excelsiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | excelsissimus | excelsissimi |
| Gen. | excelsissimi | excelsissimorum |
| Dat. | excelsissimo | — |
| Acc. | excelsissimum | excelsissimos |
| Voc. | excelsissime | excelsissimi |
| Abl. | excelsissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | excelsissima | excelsissimae |
| Gen. | excelsissimae | excelsissimarum |
| Dat. | excelsissimae | — |
| Acc. | excelsissimam | excelsissimas |
| Voc. | excelsissima | excelsissimae |
| Abl. | excelsissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | excelsissimum | excelsissima |
| Gen. | excelsissimi | excelsissimorum |
| Dat. | excelsissimo | — |
| Acc. | excelsissimum | excelsissima |
| Voc. | excelsissimum | excelsissima |
| Abl. | excelsissimo | — |
Examples
Thyestes
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...falsis magna nominibus placent, frustra timentur dura. Dum excelsus steti, numquam pauere destiti atque ipsum mei ferrum timere..."Liber Primus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...ipsos penitus perdiderunt, sic robustus animus et excelsus omni est liber cura et angore, cum et mortem contemnit..."