illustre

== English == === Etymology === The adjective is derived from Middle French illustre (15th c.) (French illustre), from Latin illustris (“bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous”), from illūstrō (“to illustrate”). The verb is derived from Middle French illustrer (15th c.) (French illustrer), from illūstrāre (“to illustrate”). === Adjective === illustre (comparative more illustre, superlative most illustre) (obsolete) illustrious === Verb === illustre (third-person singular simple present illustres, present participle illustring, simple past and past participle illustred) (transitive, obsolete) To illuminate (something). To make (someone) illustrious. ==== Derived terms ==== illustrated (“made illustrious”, adjective) === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “illustre”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === Tulliers, illuster == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.lystʁ/ Rhymes: -ystʁ Homophones: illustrent, illustres === Etymology 1 === From Latin illustris (“bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous”), from illūstrō (“to illustrate”). ==== Adjective ==== illustre (plural illustres) illustrious ===== Derived terms ===== illustre inconnu === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== illustre inflection of illustrer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “illustre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin illustris (“bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous”), from illūstrō (“to illustrate”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ilˈlus.tre/ Rhymes: -ustre Hyphenation: il‧lù‧stre === Adjective === illustre m or f by sense (plural illustri, superlative illustrissimo) illustrious, renowned, famous, distinguished notorious ==== Synonyms ==== famoso, celebre, rinomato ==== Derived terms ==== illustremente illustrissimo === Further reading === illustre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Adjective === illūstre nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of illūstris === References === “illustre”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press