eximii

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ekˈsi.mi.iː/, [ɛkˈsɪ.mi.iː]

Etymology 1

From eximius (“selected as being the best”; “outstanding”, “exceptional”, “remarkable”): as a noun, a substantivisation of its masculine plural forms; as an adjective, regularly declined forms.

Noun

eximiī m pl (genitive eximiōrum); second declension

(Medieval Latin) Synonym of optimātēs (“a king’s great men”, “high dignitaries of a palace or royal court”)

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Plural
nominative	eximiī
genitive	eximiōrum
dative	eximiīs
accusative	eximiōs
ablative	eximiīs
vocative	eximiī

References

eximii in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Adjective

eximiī

nominative plural masculine of eximius
genitive singular masculine of eximius
genitive singular neuter of eximius
vocative plural masculine of eximius

Etymology 2

A regularly declined form of eximium (“a gift”).

Noun

eximiī n

genitive singular of eximium

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