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
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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..." - M
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..."