maestissimus

Latin

Adjective

maestissimus (feminine maestissima, neuter maestissimum); first/second declension

1. superlative degree of maestus
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.270–271:

     “In somnīs, ecce, ante oculōs maestissimus Hector
     vīsus adesse mihī, largōsque effundere flētūs.”

     “[When] in my dreams – A vision! – Hector seemed to stand before my eyes, grief-stricken and streaming abundant tears.”
     (Aeneas dreams of Hector the night Troy falls.)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	maestissimus	maestissima	maestissimum		maestissimī	maestissimae	maestissima
Genitive	maestissimī	maestissimae	maestissimī		maestissimōrum	maestissimārum	maestissimōrum
Dative	maestissimō		maestissimō		maestissimīs
Accusative	maestissimum	maestissimam	maestissimum		maestissimōs	maestissimās	maestissima
Ablative	maestissimō	maestissimā	maestissimō		maestissimīs
Vocative	maestissime	maestissima	maestissimum		maestissimī	maestissimae	maestissima