Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From in- (intensifier) +‎ *clutus, hypothetical perfect passive participle of clueō (to be known, reputed). De Vaan argues that inclitus, as the lectio difficilior, is the older form.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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inclitus (feminine inclita, neuter inclitum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. famous, renowned, illustrious
    Synonyms: fāmōsus, praeclārus, clārus, celeber, memorātus

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative inclitus inclita inclitum inclitī inclitae inclita
Genitive inclitī inclitae inclitī inclitōrum inclitārum inclitōrum
Dative inclitō inclitō inclitīs
Accusative inclitum inclitam inclitum inclitōs inclitās inclita
Ablative inclitō inclitā inclitō inclitīs
Vocative inclite inclita inclitum inclitī inclitae inclita

Descendants

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  • Italian: inclito
  • Portuguese: ínclito
  • Spanish: ínclito

References

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  • inclitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inclitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • inclitus 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)
  • inclitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN