ignobilis

== Latin == === Etymology === Leumann 1977 hypothesizes that the term was originally constructed as in- -is (“without”) +‎ *gnō-b(u)lum (“sign of recognition”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnoh₃-dʰlo-, from *ǵneh₃-, the root of nōscō (“to learn; know, recognize”). Synchronically, it can be analyzed as in- (“not; un-”) +‎ nōbilis (“celebrated; famous; noble”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪŋˈnoː.bɪ.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iɲˈɲɔː.bi.lis] === Adjective === ignōbilis (neuter ignōbile, comparative ignōbilior); third-declension two-termination adjective unknown, obscure baseborn, of low birth, base-born, ignoble Synonyms: humilis, modicus, dēmissus ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Related terms ==== ignōbilitas ==== Descendants ==== === References === “ignobilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “ignobilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “ignobilis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.