illicitus

Latin

Etymology

From in- (“not”) +‎ licitus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ilˈli.ki.tus/, [ɪlˈlʲɪkɪt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ilˈli.t͡ʃi.tus/, [ilˈliːt͡ʃit̪us]

Adjective

illicitus (feminine illicita, neuter illicitum); first/second-declension adjective

1. forbidden, unlawful, illegal, illicit

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	illicitus	illicita	illicitum		illicitī	illicitae	illicita
Genitive	illicitī	illicitae	illicitī		illicitōrum	illicitārum	illicitōrum
Dative	illicitō		illicitō		illicitīs
Accusative	illicitum	illicitam	illicitum		illicitōs	illicitās	illicita
Ablative	illicitō	illicitā	illicitō		illicitīs
Vocative	illicite	illicita	illicitum		illicitī	illicitae	illicita

Descendants

• English: illicit
• French: illicite
• Portuguese: ilícito
• Spanish: ilícito

References

• “illicitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• illicitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.