illustris
See also: il·lustris
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Back-formation from illūstrō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪlˈluːs.trɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ilˈlus.t̪ris]
Adjective
illūstris (neuter illūstre, comparative illūstrior, superlative illūstrissimus); third-declension two-termination adjective
- bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous
- clear, lucid
- illustrious, distinguished, famous, prominent
- highborn, noble (of rank)
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- French: illustre
- → German: erlaucht (calque)
- Italian: illustre
- Piedmontese: ilustr
- Portuguese: ilustre
- Romanian: ilustru
- Spanish: ilustre
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[1], 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
- a star-light night: nox sideribus illustris
- illustris in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016