nobilis

Latin

Etymology

From nōscō.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnoː.bi.lis/, [ˈnoː.bɪ.lɪs]

Adjective

nōbilis (neuter nōbile); third declension

  1. noble, high-born
  2. distinct, famous, celebrated

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative nōbilis nōbile nōbilēs nōbilia
genitive nōbilis nōbilium
dative nōbilī nōbilibus
accusative nōbilem nōbile nōbilēs, nōbilīs nōbilia
ablative nōbilī nōbilibus
vocative nōbilis nōbile nōbilēs nōbilia

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • nobilis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nobilis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • nobilis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • nobilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • of illustrious family: nobili, honesto, illustri loco or genere natus
    • the aristocracy (as a social class): nobiles; nobilitas; qui nobilitate generis excellunt
  • nobilis in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • Charlton Thomas Lewis, Hugh Macmaster Kingery. An Elementary Latin Dictionary. American Book Company, 1918, p. 538
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