optimas

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See also: optimás, and óptimas

Latin

Alternative forms

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

  1. aristocrat
  2. (in the plural) the adherents of the best men
  3. (in the plural) the aristocratic party

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

singular plural
nominative optimās optimātēs
genitive optimātis optimātium
dative optimātī optimātibus
accusative optimātem optimātēs
optimātīs
ablative optimāte optimātibus
vocative optimās optimātēs

Synonyms

Adjective

optimās (genitive optimātis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the best
  2. of or pertaining to the noblest
  3. aristocratic, noble

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative optimās optimātēs optimātia
genitive optimātis optimātium
dative optimātī optimātibus
accusative optimātem optimās optimātēs optimātia
ablative optimātī optimātibus
vocative optimās optimātēs optimātia

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

  1. second-person singular present indicative of optimar
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