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Latin
Etymology
From optimus (“very good, the best”) + mās (“man”). optimus is related to optō (“I select”), and is the superlative of bonus (“good”)
Pronunciation
Noun
optimās m (genitive optimātis); third declension
- aristocrat
- (in the plural) the adherents of the best men
- (in the plural) the aristocratic party
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
Synonyms
Adjective
optimās (genitive optimātis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- of or pertaining to the best
- of or pertaining to the noblest
- aristocratic, noble
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
References
- “optimas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “optimas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- optimas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- aristocracy (as a form of government): optimatium dominatus
- aristocracy (as a form of government): civitas, quae optimatium arbitrio regitur
- the aristocracy (as a party in politics): boni cives, optimi, optimates, also simply boni (opp. improbi); illi, qui optimatium causam agunt
Spanish
Verb
optimas
- second-person singular present indicative of optimar