excelsus

Latin

Etymology

From excellō (“elevate”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /eksˈkel.sus/, [ɛks̠ˈkɛɫ̪s̠ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eksˈt͡ʃel.sus/, [eksˈt͡ʃɛlsus]

Adjective

excelsus (feminine excelsa, neuter excelsum, comparative excelsior, superlative excelsissimus); first/second-declension adjective

elevated, lofty
Synonyms: sublimis, altus

Antonyms: demissus, sordidus

Glōria in excelsīs Deō.
Glory to God in the highest.
surpassing, excelling

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	excelsus	excelsa	excelsum	excelsī	excelsae	excelsa
Genitive	excelsī	excelsae	excelsī	excelsōrum	excelsārum	excelsōrum
Dative	excelsō	excelsae	excelsō	excelsīs
Accusative	excelsum	excelsam	excelsum	excelsōs	excelsās	excelsa
Ablative	excelsō	excelsā	excelsō	excelsīs
Vocative	excelse	excelsa	excelsum	excelsī	excelsae	excelsa

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: excels
Galician: excelso
Italian: eccelso
Portuguese: excelso
Spanish: excelso

References

“excelsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“excelsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
excelsus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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