excellentia

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Latin

Etymology

From excellēns (elevated, exalted) +‎ -ia, present participle of excellō (elevate, exult).

Pronunciation

Noun

excellentia f (genitive excellentiae); first declension

  1. excellence, superiority
  2. merit

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative excellentia excellentiae
genitive excellentiae excellentiārum
dative excellentiae excellentiīs
accusative excellentiam excellentiās
ablative excellentiā excellentiīs
vocative excellentia excellentiae

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