optimas

See also: optimás and óptimas

Latin

Alternative forms

• optumās

Etymology

From optimus (“very good, the best”) + mās (“man”). optimus is related to optō (“I select”), and is the superlative of bonus (“good”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈop.ti.maːs/, [ˈɔpt̪ɪmäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈop.ti.mas/, [ˈɔpt̪imäs]

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).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	optimās	optimātēs
Genitive	optimātis	optimātium
Dative	optimātī	optimātibus
Accusative	optimātem	optimātēs optimātīs
Ablative	optimāte	optimātibus
Vocative	optimās	optimātēs

Synonyms

• eximiī m pl (Mediaeval)

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.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	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^[1], 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