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Latin
Pronunciation
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 noun, plural only.
References
Adjective
eximiī
- inflection of eximius:
- nominative/vocative plural masculine
- genitive singular masculine/neuter
Etymology 2
A regularly declined form of eximium (“a gift”).
Noun
eximiī n
- genitive singular of eximium