inclitus
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈin.kli.tus/, [ˈɪŋklʲɪt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈin.kli.tus/, [ˈiŋklit̪us]
Adjective
[edit]inclitus (feminine inclita, neuter inclitum); first/second-declension adjective
- famous, renowned, illustrious
- Synonyms: fāmōsus, praeclārus, clārus, celeber, memorātus
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- “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)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN