inclitus

Latin

Alternative forms

inclutus

Etymology

From in- (intensifier) +‎ *clutus, hypothetical perfect passive participle of clueō (“to be known, reputed”). De Vaan argues that inclitus, as the lectio difficilior, is the older form.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɪŋ.klɪ.tʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈiŋ.kli.t̪us]

Adjective

inclitus (feminine inclita, neuter inclitum); first/second-declension adjective

famous, renowned, illustrious
Synonyms: fāmōsus, praeclārus, clārus, celeber, memorātus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	inclitus	inclita	inclitum	inclitī	inclitae	inclita
genitive	inclitī	inclitae	inclitī	inclitōrum	inclitārum	inclitōrum
dative	inclitō	inclitae	inclitō	inclitīs
accusative	inclitum	inclitam	inclitum	inclitōs	inclitās	inclita
ablative	inclitō	inclitā	inclitō	inclitīs
vocative	inclite	inclita	inclitum	inclitī	inclitae	inclita

Descendants

Italian: inclito
Portuguese: ínclito
Spanish: ínclito

References

“inclitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“inclitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
"inclitus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
inclitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN