superlativus

sŭperlātīvus, a, um, adj. [superlatus];

• in gram.: nomen, superlative, in the superlative degree, Charis. p. 87 P.; Prisc. p. 605 ib.—
• II Hyperbolic, exaggerated: sententiae, Isid. 2, 21, 16. — Hence, adv.: sŭperlātīvē, superlatively, in the superlative, Charis. p. 87 P.

superlātīvus, a, um (superlatus, v. superfero), I) im Superlativ stehend, gradus, u. subst. bl. superlativus, der Superlativ (Ggstz. gradus absolutus, der Positiv, comparativus, der Komparativ), Charis. 112, 16. Diom. 455, 6. Prisc. 3, 18 u. 19. Serv. 407, 10 K. Cledon. 38, 6 K. – subst., superlātīvum, ī, n., ein Wort im Superlativ, ein Superlativ, Prisc. 3, 18. – II) zur Steigerung dienend, steigernd, et coniunctio (wenn sie für etiam steht), Diom. 417, 24. – dah. auch zur Übertreibung dienend, hyperbolisch, sententiae, Isid. orig. 2, 21, 16.

superlativus [CL as sb. n., LL as adj.] 1 highest, most exalted, (also, as sb. n.) most extreme form. pleno radiat fulgore dieque / integra sol iste superlativus Hanv. V 470; caput ‥ ipsius inter alia proditorum capita super pontem Londonie in ~o gradu, quia de regali stemmate, est affixum Flor. Hist. III 135; 1439 pro geminis ‥ literis ‥ grates tibi congemino. tercias fateor et ~as meruisse te Bekynton I 103; in quibus asseruit me proditorem in ~o Bower XV 11; ad audienciam regis Anglie, quasi ad ~am audienciam, provocabat et appellabat Plusc. VIII 18; in gradu ~o proditorem Ib. X 16. 2 (gram.) superlative, (also, as sb.) the superlative degree. anadiplosis Graece, Latine recapitulatio, quia Graeci non possunt conparativum et ~um gradum casura conponere Comm. Cant. III 8; juvenis et juvenior non recipiunt ~um, sicut nec senex et senior Bede Orth. 28; ~us mobilis est per tria genera Alcuin Gram. 861A; sume synd ~a, þæt synd oferstigendlice, þa geswuteljad ða mæstan and ða betstan: maximus se mæsta, optimus se selosta Ælf. Gram. 15; dicuntur ‥ hii gradus positivus, comparativus, ~us Ps.-Gros. Gram. 38; cum baculum pastoris apprehenderit, subito delabitur de ~o in comparativum, de comparativo in positivum Flor. Hist. III 51.

sŭperlātīvus, a, um, superlatif : Char. 112, 16 || hyperbolique, exagéré : Isid. Orig. 2, 21, 16 || qui sert à exprimer le superlatif : Diom. 417, 24.