eximius

Latin

Etymology

From eximō +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ekˈsi.mi.us/, [ɛkˈs̠ɪmiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ekˈsi.mi.us/, [eɡˈziːmius]

Adjective

eximius (feminine eximia, neuter eximium, adverb eximiē); first/second-declension adjective

1. select, choice
2. special, particular, exceptional, remarkable, extraordinary

   Synonyms: īnsignis, distīnctus, cōnspicuus, praecipuus, ēgregius

3. exempt

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	eximius	eximia	eximium		eximiī	eximiae	eximia
genitive	eximiī	eximiae	eximiī		eximiōrum	eximiārum	eximiōrum
dative	eximiō	eximiae	eximiō		eximiīs
accusative	eximium	eximiam	eximium		eximiōs	eximiās	eximia
ablative	eximiō	eximiā	eximiō		eximiīs
vocative	eximie	eximia	eximium		eximiī	eximiae	eximia

Derived terms

• eximiī
• eximium

Descendants

• Translingual: Eximia

References

• “eximius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “eximius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• eximius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to praise, extol, commend a person: eximia laude ornare aliquem
    
  • an ideal: species optima or eximia, specimen, also simply species, forma