illustris

See also: il·lustris

Latin

Etymology

Back-formation from illūstrare.

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. (of rank): highborn, noble

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	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
• Italian: illustre
• 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