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
  3. able to be known, famous, celebrated

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative nōbilis nōbile nōbilēs nōbilia
Genitive nōbilis nōbilis nōbilium nōbilium
Dative nōbilī nōbilī nōbilibus nōbilibus
Accusative nōbilem nōbile nōbilēs, nōbilīs nōbilia
Ablative nōbilī nōbilī nōbilibus 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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