LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

excelsus

excelsus (feminine excelsa, neuter excelsum, comparative excelsior, superlative excelsissimus)
Classical[ɛkˈskɛɫ.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ekˈʃɛl.sus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveelevated, lofty
    Glōria in excelsīs Deō.Glory to God in the highest.
  2. adjectivesurpassing, excelling

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeexcelsusexcelsaexcelsum
genitiveexcelsīexcelsaeexcelsī
dativeexcelsōexcelsaeexcelsō
accusativeexcelsumexcelsamexcelsum
ablativeexcelsōexcelsāexcelsō
vocativeexcelseexcelsaexcelsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeexcelsīexcelsaeexcelsa
genitiveexcelsōrumexcelsārumexcelsōrum
dativeexcelsīsexcelsīsexcelsīs
accusativeexcelsōsexcelsāsexcelsa
ablativeexcelsīsexcelsīsexcelsīs
vocativeexcelsīexcelsaeexcelsa

excelsus, a, um, P. a., v. excello
I. fin. 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin excelsus From excellō (“elevate”) + -tus (forms past participles).

Descendants
  • Catalanexcels
  • Italianeccelso
  • Portugueseexcelso
  • Spanishexcelso
  • Galicianexcelso

Quick answers

What does excelsus mean in Latin?
excelsus, a adjective, means “elevated, lofty; surpassing, excelling”.
How do you pronounce excelsus?
In classical Latin, [ɛkˈskɛɫ.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ekˈʃɛl.sus].