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gratissimus

gratissimus

Latin

Adjective

gratissimus (superlative of grātus)

  1. most or very pleasing, agreeable etc.
  2. dearest, most or very beloved

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative grātissimus grātissima grātissimum grātissimī grātissimae grātissima
genitive grātissimī grātissimae grātissimī grātissimōrum grātissimārum grātissimōrum
dative grātissimō grātissimō grātissimīs
accusative grātissimum grātissimam grātissimum grātissimōs grātissimās grātissima
ablative grātissimō grātissimā grātissimō grātissimīs
vocative grātissime grātissima grātissimum grātissimī grātissimae grātissima

References

  • Félix Gaffiot (1934), “gratissimus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
  • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to do any one a (great) favour: gratum (gratissimum) alicui facere
    • to retain a (most) pleasant impression of a person: gratam (gratissimam) alicuius memoriam retinere