clarissimus

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Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

clārissimus (feminine clārissima, neuter clārissimum); first/second-declension adjective (Superlative of: clārus)

  1. Most clear or bright
  2. Most renowned or famous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative clārissimus clārissima clārissimum clārissimī clārissimae clārissima
Genitive clārissimī clārissimae clārissimī clārissimōrum clārissimārum clārissimōrum
Dative clārissimō clārissimō clārissimīs
Accusative clārissimum clārissimam clārissimum clārissimōs clārissimās clārissima
Ablative clārissimō clārissimā clārissimō clārissimīs
Vocative clārissime clārissima clārissimum clārissimī clārissimae clārissima

References

  • clarissimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • Pericles, the greatest man of his day: Pericles, vir omnium, qui tum fuerunt, clarissimus
    • shining lights in the literary world: clarissima litterarum lumina