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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *magisəmos, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
maximus (feminine maxima, neuter maximum, positive magnus); first/second declension
- Superlative degree of magnus: greatest (in various senses):
- (of size) biggest, largest
- Antonyms: minimus, tenuissimus
- (of number, value, amount) largest
- (of sound) loudest
- (law, of property) unencumbered
- uti optimae maximaeque sunt (aedēs) ― the building is free from any encumberance
- (of age) oldest, eldest
- maximus nātū ― the eldest
- (of degree) highest, utmost
- maximō opere ― extremely, vehemently, with the greatest intensity
- (of things) most important, chief, leading, critical
- maximī facere ― to value greatly, make much of
- (of power or reputation) mightiest, most eminent, senior or distinguished
- annālēs maximī ― the annals compiled by the Pontifex Maximus
- (with agent nouns) outstanding (denoting excellence in a special activity)
- (of mind, spirit) most confident, bravest; most generous
Declension
First/second-declension adjective, with locative.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ “CIL 6.2080.17 – Fragments of the Acta of the Arval Brothers (Arvales fratres)”, in Center for Epigraphical and Palaeographical Studies, 2017 February 23
- ^ Weiss, Michael L. (2009) Outline of the Historical and Comparative Grammar of Latin, Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, →ISBN, page 175
Further reading
- “maximus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “maximus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- maximus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- it is high time that..: tempus maximum est, ut
- to be in the enjoyment of a large fortune: fortunis maximis ornatum esse
- to remunerate (handsomely): praemiis (amplissimis, maximis) aliquem afficere
- to praise, extol, commend a person: (maximis, summis) laudibus efferre aliquem or aliquid
- to win golden opinions from every one: maximam ab omnibus laudem adipisci
- to be overwhelmed by a great affliction: in maximos luctus incidere
- time assuages the most violent grief: vel maximos luctus vetustate tollit diuturnitas (Fam. 5. 16. 5)
- to inspire some one with the most brilliant hopes: in maximam spem aliquem adducere (Att. 2. 22. 3)
- to be reduced to extreme financial embarrassment: in maximas angustias (pecuniae) adduci
- a numerous army: ingens, maximus exercitus (not numerosus)
- to procure a very large supply of corn: frumenti vim maximam comparare
- by the longest possible forced marches: quam maximis itineribus (potest)
- the main point: id quod maximum, gravissimum est
- “maximus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers