excelsus

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Latin

Etymology

From excellō (“elevate”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

excelsus (feminine excelsa, neuter excelsum, comparative excelsior, superlative excelsissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. elevated, lofty
    Synonyms: sublimis, altus
    Antonyms: demissus, sordidus
    Glōria in excelsīs Deō.
    Glory to God in the highest.
  2. surpassing, excelling

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative excelsus excelsa excelsum excelsī excelsae excelsa
Genitive excelsī excelsae excelsī excelsōrum excelsārum excelsōrum
Dative excelsō excelsō excelsīs
Accusative excelsum excelsam excelsum excelsōs excelsās excelsa
Ablative excelsō excelsā excelsō excelsīs
Vocative excelse excelsa excelsum excelsī excelsae excelsa

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: excels
  • Galician: excelso
  • Italian: eccelso
  • Portuguese: excelso
  • Spanish: excelso

References

  • “excelsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “excelsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • excelsus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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