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summis

summis is a Latin form of superus, meaning “above, higher; (pl.) the gods above”. It is the dative plural masculine superlative adjective or ablative plural masculine superlative adjective.

It can also be a form of summus, “highest, top of; greatest”.

It can also be a form of summa, “sum, total; the main point”.

Found 308 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 1.34.1: Quam ob rem placuit ei ut ad Ariovistum legatos mitteret, qui ab eo postularent uti aliquem locum medium utrisque conloquio deligeret: velle sese de re publica et summis utriusque rebus cum eo agere.

Plautus, Mercator 1.2.111: Ex súmmis opibus víribusque usque éxperire, nítere,

All forms of superus (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.