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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *plousisemos. Suppletive superlative of multus (“many”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
plūrimus (feminine plūrima, neuter plūrimum); first/second-declension adjective
- most
- very many
- Synonyms: complures, plērusque
- Antonyms: perpauci, paucī
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- “plurimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “plurimus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- plurimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- Cicero sends cordial greetings to Atticus: Cicero Attico S.D.P. (salutem dicit plurimam)
- my best wishes for your welfare: tibi plurimam salutem
- to have a powerful navy: navibus plurimum posse