maestissimus

Latin

Adjective

maestissimus (feminine maestissima, neuter maestissimum); first/second declension

  1. superlative degree of maestus
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.270-271:
      “In somnīs, ecce, ante oculōs maestissimus Hector
      vīsus adesse mihī, largōsque effundere flētūs.”
      “[When] in my dreams – A vision! – Hector seemed to stand before my eyes, grief-stricken and streaming abundant tears.”
      (Aeneas dreams of Hector the night Troy falls.)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative maestissimus maestissima maestissimum maestissimī maestissimae maestissima
Genitive maestissimī maestissimae maestissimī maestissimōrum maestissimārum maestissimōrum
Dative maestissimō maestissimō maestissimīs
Accusative maestissimum maestissimam maestissimum maestissimōs maestissimās maestissima
Ablative maestissimō maestissimā maestissimō maestissimīs
Vocative maestissime maestissima maestissimum maestissimī maestissimae maestissima
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