clarus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”), probably via Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁rós and Proto-Italic *klāros (“loud”), containing the suffix *-ros (compare Latin -er postconsonantally).[1] Cognate with Latin calō, clāmō, classis, concilium, Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō), and particularly German hell (“clear, bright”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈklaː.rus/, [ˈkɫ̪äːrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkla.rus/, [ˈkläːrus]
Adjective edit
clārus (feminine clāra, neuter clārum, comparative clārior, superlative clārissimus, adverb clārē); first/second-declension adjective
- clear, bright
- renowned, famous, famed, distinguished, illustrious, celebrated, glorious
- Synonyms: fāmōsus, praeclārus, inclitus, celeber, memorātus
- upstanding, respected
- loud, clear, distinct, audible
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | clārus | clāra | clārum | clārī | clārae | clāra | |
Genitive | clārī | clārae | clārī | clārōrum | clārārum | clārōrum | |
Dative | clārō | clārō | clārīs | ||||
Accusative | clārum | clāram | clārum | clārōs | clārās | clāra | |
Ablative | clārō | clārā | clārō | clārīs | |||
Vocative | clāre | clāra | clārum | clārī | clārae | clāra |
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References edit
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “clārus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 117–118
Further reading edit
- “clarus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “clarus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- clarus 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)
- clarus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to become famous, distinguish oneself: clarum fieri, nobilitari, illustrari (not the post-classical clarescere or inclarescere
- a good,[1] brilliant example; a striking example: exemplum clarum, praeclarum
- a strong, loud voice: vox magna, clara (Sulla 10. 30)
- men of rank and dignity: viri clari et honorati (De Sen. 7. 22)
- to become famous, distinguish oneself: clarum fieri, nobilitari, illustrari (not the post-classical clarescere or inclarescere
- “clarus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- clarus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “clarus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “clarus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly