clarissimus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /klaːˈris.si.mus/, [kɫ̪äːˈrɪs̠ːɪmʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /klaˈris.si.mus/, [kläˈrisːimus]

Adjective

clārissimus (feminine clārissima, neuter clārissimum); first/second-declension adjective (Superlative of: clārus)

1. Most clear or bright
2. Most renowned or famous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	clārissimus	clārissima	clārissimum		clārissimī	clārissimae	clārissima
Genitive	clārissimī	clārissimae	clārissimī		clārissimōrum	clārissimārum	clārissimōrum
Dative	clārissimō		clārissimō		clārissimīs
Accusative	clārissimum	clārissimam	clārissimum		clārissimōs	clārissimās	clārissima
Ablative	clārissimō	clārissimā	clārissimō		clārissimīs
Vocative	clārissime	clārissima	clārissimum		clārissimī	clārissimae	clārissima

References

• clarissimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • Pericles, the greatest man of his day: Pericles, vir omnium, qui tum fuerunt, clarissimus
    
  • shining lights in the literary world: clarissima litterarum lumina