adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
plūrimus
plūrimus (feminine plūrima, neuter plūrimum)
Classical[ˈpɫuː.rɪ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpluː.ri.mus]
Meaning
- adjectivemost
- adjectivevery many
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
very much, most
plūrimus -a -um — in De Bello Gallico I and De Bello Gallico III
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Plerique · Plurimi
Plerique means a great many, in an absolute sense; plurimi, most, in a superlative sense. Tac. Ann. xiii. 27. Plurimis equitum, plerisque senatorum non aliunde originem trahi. (vi. 273.)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | plūrimus | plūrima | plūrimum |
| genitive | plūrimī | plūrimae | plūrimī |
| dative | plūrimō | plūrimae | plūrimō |
| accusative | plūrimum | plūrimam | plūrimum |
| ablative | plūrimō | plūrimā | plūrimō |
| vocative | plūrime | plūrima | plūrimum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | plūrimī | plūrimae | plūrima |
| genitive | plūrimōrum | plūrimārum | plūrimōrum |
| dative | plūrimīs | plūrimīs | plūrimīs |
| accusative | plūrimōs | plūrimās | plūrima |
| ablative | plūrimīs | plūrimīs | plūrimīs |
| vocative | plūrimī | plūrimae | plūrima |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- tibi plurimam salutem
- my best wishes for your welfare.
- Cicero Attico S.D.P. (salutem dicit plurimam)
- Cicero sends cordial greetings to Atticus.
plūrĭmus, a, um, v. multus, III.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
plūrimus adj. sup.
plus, most, very much, very many : placere bonis Quam plurimis, T.: huius sunt plurima simulacra, Cs.: partes: qui (collis) plurimus Inminet, in great mass , V.: tua plurima pietas, very great , V.: medio cum plurimus orbe Sol erat, most oppressive , O.: plurima quā silva est, thickest , O.: per laborem Plurimum, severe , H.— Collect. : plurimus in Iunonis honore dicet, many a one , H.: oleaster, V.: Cicero S. D. P. Dolabellae (i. e. salutem dicit plurimam): Atticae plurimam salutem, my best love to , etc.—As subst n. : ut haberet quam plurimum, as much as possible : ut in quoquo oratore plurimum esset: quem unum plurimi fecerat, esteemed above all , N.: gravitatis plurimum.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *plousisemos. Suppletive superlative of multus (“many”).
Descendants
- Italianplurimo
- Portugueseplúrimo