summus adj. sup.
for * supimus; superus,
uppermost, highest, topmost
: summis saxis fixus: iugum montis, Cs.:
summa cacumina linquunt, V.: Summus ego (in triclinio) et prope me Viscus, etc.,
at the top
, H.—As subst
m., he who sits in the highest place, the head of the table
: sermo, qui more maiorum a summo adhibetur,
by the head of the table
.—Partitive,
the top of, highest part of, summit of
: summus mons,
the top of
, Cs.: feriunt summos Fulgura
montīs,
mountain-tops
, H.: in summā sacrā
viā,
on the highest part of
: Ianus summus ab imo, H.: summam aquam attingere, C. poët.: mari
summo, V.—As subst
n., the top, surface, highest place, head
: ab eius (frontis) summo rami diffunduntur,
Cs.: non longe abesse a summo.—Of
the voice,
highest, loudest
: summā voce,
at the top of his voice
, C., H.—Fig., of time or order,
last, latest, final, extreme
: Venit summa dies, V.: esse summā senectute.—Partitive,
the last of, end of
: Summo carmine, H.—Of rank or
degree,
highest, greatest, loftiest, first, supreme, best, utmost, extreme
: timor: fides, constantia iustitiaque: bonum: summo
magistratui praeesse, Cs.: concedunt in uno
Cn. Pompeio summa esse omnia: scelus, S.: hiemps,
the depths of winter
: homines: amicus,
the best friend
, T.: summo rei p. tempore,
at a most critical juncture
: res p.,
the general welfare
: ad summam rem p., L.: Quo res summa loco, Panthu?
the general cause
, V.: Mene socium summis adiungere
rebus,
in momentous enterprises
, V.: agere summo iure tecum,
deal exactingly
.