excelsae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →excelsus, excelsa, excelsum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Souter (Later Latin)
- Age:
- Later
- Field:
- Arts
high pitched (sound/note);; lofty/high; tall; exalted; elevated; noble; of high position/rank/reputation;
dat. sg. (f.)gen. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (f.)voc. pl. (f.) - Entry →excelsa, excelsae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Souter (Later Latin)
- Age:
- Later
- Field:
- Religion
citadel;
dat. sg.gen. sg.loc. sg.nom. pl.voc. pl. - Entry →excello, excellere, -, excelsus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
be eminent/preeminent; excel;
dat. sg. perf. pass. part.gen. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Liber III
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...quaque iter est Latiis ad summam fascibus Albam;excelsa de rupe procul iam conspicit urbemArctoi toto non uisam..."Satura X
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...optabat honores et nimias poscebat opes, numerosa parabat excelsae turris tabulata, unde altior esset casus et inpulsae praeceps..."Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Protinus a laeua clari tibi fronte Penates atriaque excelsae sunt adeunda domus. Hanc pete: ne metuas fastus limenque..."Liber XX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...pusilla;itaque neminem satiat. Tu ista credis excelsa quia longe ab illis iaces;ei uero qui ad illa..."Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...habentis quam ab aliis habetur; nam quae aliis excelsa videntur ipsis praerupta sunt. Itaque exanimantur et trepidant quotiens..."Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...enim duo aedificia excitata esse, ambo paria, aeque excelsa atque magnifica. Alter puram aream accepit, illic protinus opus..."Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...illorum magnitudo sentire solis uiciniam possit: [11,2] excelsa sunt ista, quamdiu nobis comparantur; at uero..."Liber VI
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...uindicat agri,parua Mycenaeae quantum sacrata Dianaedistat ab excelsa nemoralis Aricia Roma, 75quoque modo terrae praelapsus moenia Thybrisin..."
