adjectivefirst/second declension
suprēmus
suprēmus (superlative, feminine suprēma, neuter suprēmum, comparative superior, adverb suprēmē)
Classical[sʊˈpreː.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[suˈprɛː.mus]
Meaning
- comparativesuperiorsuperlativehighest
- comparativepoeticsuperiorsuperlative(denoting a part from a bigger whole) the highest part of, the top of
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
mortuī reliquiae, exsequiaesuprēma -ōrum (n pl) — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 23
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | suprēmus | suprēma | suprēmum |
| genitive | suprēmī | suprēmae | suprēmī |
| dative | suprēmō | suprēmae | suprēmō |
| accusative | suprēmum | suprēmam | suprēmum |
| ablative | suprēmō | suprēmā | suprēmō |
| vocative | suprēme | suprēma | suprēmum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | suprēmī | suprēmae | suprēma |
| genitive | suprēmōrum | suprēmārum | suprēmōrum |
| dative | suprēmīs | suprēmīs | suprēmīs |
| accusative | suprēmōs | suprēmās | suprēma |
| ablative | suprēmīs | suprēmīs | suprēmīs |
| vocative | suprēmī | suprēmae | suprēma |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- supremo vitae die
- on one's last day.
- mortem (diem supremum) obire
- to depart this life.
- supremo officio in aliquem fungi
- to perform the last rites for a person.
- alicuius mortui voluntas (suprema)
- the last wishes of a deceased person.
- supremis officiis aliquem prosequi (vid sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
- to perform the last offices of affection.
Origins
From earlier *suprezmo- < *superezemo- < *superisemo-, from Proto-Italic *superisemos. Equivalent to super(us) + -ēmus. Same development as extrēmus and postrēmus. Compare with summus.
Descendants
- Catalansuprem
- Englishsupreme
- Frenchsuprême
- Italiansupremo
- Portuguesesupremo
- Romaniansuprem
- Spanishsupremo