nobilissimus

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

nobilissimus (plural nobilissimi)

Wikipedia

1. A senior title of nobility conferred to members of the Roman and Byzantine imperial families.
   • 1979. Michael Psellus. Fourteen Byzantine Rulers..., p. 146:

     Changing my manner somewhat, I began with gentle censure of the Nobilissimus.

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Latin

Adjective

nobilissimus (superlative of nōbilis)

1. noblest or very noble or famous
   • (Can we date this quote?) Caesar, The Gallic War, I.ii

     Apud Helvetios longe nobilissimus fuit et ditissimus Orgetorix. (By far the noblest and wealthiest man among the Helvetii was Orgetorix.)

2. (New Latin) Used as a specific epithet

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	nōbilissimus	nōbilissima	nōbilissimum		nōbilissimī	nōbilissimae	nōbilissima
genitive	nōbilissimī	nōbilissimae	nōbilissimī		nōbilissimōrum	nōbilissimārum	nōbilissimōrum
dative	nōbilissimō	nōbilissimae	nōbilissimō		nōbilissimīs	nōbilissimīs	nōbilissimīs
accusative	nōbilissimum	nōbilissimam	nōbilissimum		nōbilissimōs	nōbilissimās	nōbilissima
ablative	nōbilissimō	nōbilissimā	nōbilissimō		nōbilissimīs	nōbilissimīs	nōbilissimīs
vocative	nōbilissime	nōbilissima	nōbilissimum		nōbilissimī	nōbilissimae	nōbilissima

References

• Egbert, James Chidester. Introduction to the Study of Latin Inscriptions. American Book Co. 1896, p. 121.[2]
• Allen, William Francis. Latin Lessons, E. Ginn, etc., etc. 1870. p. 77.[3]