illusorius

Latin

Etymology

illūsor +‎ -ius

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /il.luːˈsoː.ri.us/, [ɪlːʲuːˈs̠oːriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /il.luˈso.ri.us/, [ilːuˈs̬ɔːrius]

Adjective

illūsōrius (feminine illūsōria, neuter illūsōrium); first/second-declension adjective

1. mocking, ironical

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	illūsōrius	illūsōria	illūsōrium		illūsōriī	illūsōriae	illūsōria
Genitive	illūsōriī	illūsōriae	illūsōriī		illūsōriōrum	illūsōriārum	illūsōriōrum
Dative	illūsōriō		illūsōriō		illūsōriīs
Accusative	illūsōrium	illūsōriam	illūsōrium		illūsōriōs	illūsōriās	illūsōria
Ablative	illūsōriō	illūsōriā	illūsōriō		illūsōriīs
Vocative	illūsōrie	illūsōria	illūsōrium		illūsōriī	illūsōriae	illūsōria

Descendants

• Catalan: il·lusori
• Middle French: illusorie
  • → English: illusory
  • French: illusoire
• Italian: illusorio
• Portuguese: ilusório
• Spanish: ilusorio

References

• “illusorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• illusorius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.