-illus
See also: illus.
Latin
Etymology
Rebracketing of diminutive suffix -lus on such nouns as sigillum (signum + -lus), used freely.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈil.lus/, [ˈɪlːʲʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈil.lus/, [ˈilːus]
Suffix
-illus (feminine -illa, neuter -illum); first/second-declension suffix
- Used to form adjectives from nouns.
Usage notes
The suffix -illus is added to a noun or adjective.
- Examples:
- pusillus (“very small, petty”), from pūsus (“little boy”)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | -illus | -illa | -illum | -illī | -illae | -illa | |
| Genitive | -illī | -illae | -illī | -illōrum | -illārum | -illōrum | |
| Dative | -illō | -illō | -illīs | ||||
| Accusative | -illum | -illam | -illum | -illōs | -illās | -illa | |
| Ablative | -illō | -illā | -illō | -illīs | |||
| Vocative | -ille | -illa | -illum | -illī | -illae | -illa | |
Derived terms
Latin terms suffixed with -illus
Descendants
- Sicilian: -iḍḍu, -illu
- Spanish: -illo