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): /ˈin.kli.tus/, [ˈɪŋklʲɪt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.kli.tus/, [ˈiŋklit̪us]

Adjective

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

1. famous, renowned, illustrious

   Synonyms: fāmōsus, praeclārus, clārus, celeber, memorātus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	inclitus	inclita	inclitum		inclitī	inclitae	inclita
Genitive	inclitī	inclitae	inclitī		inclitōrum	inclitārum	inclitōrum
Dative	inclitō		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)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN