maestissimus
Latin
Adjective
maestissimus (superlative, feminine maestissima, neuter maestissimum); first/second declension
- 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.)
- “[When] in my dreams – A vision! – Hector seemed to stand before my eyes, grief-stricken and streaming abundant tears.”
- “In somnīs, ecce, ante oculōs maestissimus Hector
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | maestissimus | maestissima | maestissimum | maestissimī | maestissimae | maestissima | |
| genitive | maestissimī | maestissimae | maestissimī | maestissimōrum | maestissimārum | maestissimōrum | |
| dative | maestissimō | maestissimae | maestissimō | maestissimīs | |||
| accusative | maestissimum | maestissimam | maestissimum | maestissimōs | maestissimās | maestissima | |
| ablative | maestissimō | maestissimā | maestissimō | maestissimīs | |||
| vocative | maestissime | maestissima | maestissimum | maestissimī | maestissimae | maestissima | |