ilustre

See also: ilustré and Ilustre

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈlus.tɾi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈlus.tɾi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iˈluʃ.tɾi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈlus.tɾe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈluʃ.tɾɨ/

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin illūstris.

Alternative forms

• illustre (pre-standardization spelling)

Adjective

ilustre m or f (plural ilustres, comparable, comparative mais ilustre, superlative o mais ilustre or ilustríssimo)

1. illustrious

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ilustre

1. inflection of ilustrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ilustre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ilustre”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “ilustre”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “ilustre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• I., Il., Iltre. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin illūstris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈlustɾe/ [iˈlus.t̪ɾe]
• Rhymes: -ustɾe
• Syllabification: i‧lus‧tre

Adjective

ilustre m or f (masculine and feminine plural ilustres)

1. illustrious

   Synonym: preclaro

Verb

ilustre

1. inflection of ilustrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ilustre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025