illustris

See also: il·lustris

Latin

Alternative forms

• inlūstris

Etymology

Back-formation from illūstrō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ilˈluːs.tris/, [ɪlˈlʲuːs̠t̪rɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ilˈlus.tris/, [ilˈlust̪ris]

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.

	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
    
• illustris in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016