illustris

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See also: il·lustris

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Back-formation from illūstrō.

Pronunciation

Adjective

illūstris (neuter illūstre, comparative illūstrior, superlative illūstrissimus); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous
  2. clear, lucid
  3. illustrious, distinguished, famous, prominent
  4. highborn, noble (of rank)

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative illūstris illūstre illūstrēs illūstria
Genitive illūstris illūstrium
Dative illūstrī illūstribus
Accusative illūstrem illūstre illūstrēs
illūstrīs
illūstria
Ablative illūstrī illūstribus
Vocative illūstris illūstre illūstrēs illūstria

Descendants

References

  • illustris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • illustris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • a star-light night: nox sideribus illustris
    • a good, brilliant example; a striking example: exemplum illustre
    • of illustrious family: nobili, honesto, illustri loco or genere natus
  • illustris in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016