excelsitas

Latin

Etymology

excelsus (“lofty”) +‎ -itās

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ekˈskel.si.taːs/, [ɛkˈs̠kɛɫ̪s̠ɪt̪äːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ekˈʃel.si.tas/, [ɛkˈʃɛlsit̪äs]

Noun

excelsitās f (genitive excelsitātis); third declension

  1. 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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