inlustris, inlustre, inlustrior -or -us, inlustrissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bright, shining, brilliant; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inlustre | inlustria |
| Acc. | inlustre | inlustria |
| Voc. | inlustre | inlustria |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inlustrius | inlustriora |
| Gen. | inlustrioris | — |
| Acc. | inlustrius | inlustriora |
| Voc. | inlustrius | inlustriora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inlustrissimus | inlustrissimi |
| Gen. | inlustrissimi | inlustrissimorum |
| Dat. | inlustrissimo | — |
| Acc. | inlustrissimum | inlustrissimos |
| Voc. | inlustrissime | inlustrissimi |
| Abl. | inlustrissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inlustrissima | inlustrissimae |
| Gen. | inlustrissimae | inlustrissimarum |
| Dat. | inlustrissimae | — |
| Acc. | inlustrissimam | inlustrissimas |
| Voc. | inlustrissima | inlustrissimae |
| Abl. | inlustrissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inlustrissimum | inlustrissima |
| Gen. | inlustrissimi | inlustrissimorum |
| Dat. | inlustrissimo | — |
| Acc. | inlustrissimum | inlustrissima |
| Voc. | inlustrissimum | inlustrissima |
| Abl. | inlustrissimo | — |
Examples
- A
Liber XI
Aulus Gellius
"...magis, quod iam tunc C. Graccho, viro inlustri et severo, eiusmodi compositionem fuisse cordi videbamus. V. Sed enim..." - A
Liber II
Aulus Gellius
"...habuisseque in philosophiae disciplinis. Atque is postea philosophus inlustris fuit, sermonesque eius de Socrate admodum elegantes leguntur. Alii..." - L
ad Marciam
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE CONSOLATIONE
"...Gracchos peperi.' 4. Cornelia Liui Drusi clarissimum iuuenem inlustris ingenii, uadentem per Gracchana uestigia inperfectis tot rogationibus intra..." - M
Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...commoratio una in re permultum movet et inlustris explanatio rerumque quasi gerantur sub aspectum paene subiectio, quae..." - M
Liber III
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...persona suadentis, quia, ante acta vita si inlustris fuit aut clarius genus aut aetas aut fortuna adfert expectationem..." 
Liber Sextus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...equum, qualis roseis it Lucifer alis, quem Venus inlustri gaudet producere caelo. at non inde procul Rambelus..."- P
Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...sequatur gloria, qui maneant Itala de gente nepotes, inlustris animas nostrumque in nomen ituras, expediam dictis..." - A
Liber XX
Aulus Gellius
"...legibus populi Romani noscendis interpretandisque scientia, usu auctoritateque inlustri fuit. II. Ad eum forte in area Palatina..."