praelustris

Latin

Etymology

From prae (“before”) + lustrō (“illuminate, make bright”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈluːs.tris/, [präe̯ˈɫ̪uːs̠t̪rɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈlus.tris/, [preˈlust̪ris]

Adjective

praelūstris (neuter praelūstre); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. very illustrious or magnificent

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	praelūstris	praelūstre		praelūstrēs	praelūstria
Genitive	praelūstris			praelūstrium
Dative	praelūstrī			praelūstribus
Accusative	praelūstrem	praelūstre		praelūstrēs praelūstrīs	praelūstria
Ablative	praelūstrī			praelūstribus
Vocative	praelūstris	praelūstre		praelūstrēs	praelūstria

Related terms

• lustrālis
• lustrāmen
• lustrāmentum
• lustrātiō
• lustrātor
• lustricus
• lustrificus
• lustrō
• lustrum

References

• “praelustris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “praelustris”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• praelustris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• praelustris in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016