illustris

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
  • 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, 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
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