excelsitas

Latin

Etymology

From excelsus (“lofty”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /eksˈkel.si.taːs/, [ɛks̠ˈkɛɫ̪s̠ɪt̪äːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eksˈt͡ʃel.si.tas/, [eksˈt͡ʃɛlsit̪äs]

Noun

excelsitās f (genitive excelsitātis); third declension

loftiness, height, ascendency

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	excelsitās	excelsitātēs
Genitive	excelsitātis	excelsitātum
Dative	excelsitātī	excelsitātibus
Accusative	excelsitātem	excelsitātēs
Ablative	excelsitāte	excelsitātibus
Vocative	excelsitās	excelsitātēs

References

“excelsitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“excelsitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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