LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

illicitus

illicitus (feminine illicita, neuter illicitum)
Classical[ɪlˈlɪ.kɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ilˈliː.t͡ʃi.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveforbidden, unlawful, illegal, illicit

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeillicitus
inlicitus		illicita
inlicita		illicitum
inlicitum
genitiveillicitī
inlicitī		illicitae
inlicitae		illicitī
inlicitī
dativeillicitō
inlicitō		illicitae
inlicitae		illicitō
inlicitō
accusativeillicitum
inlicitum		illicitam
inlicitam		illicitum
inlicitum
ablativeillicitō
inlicitō		illicitā
inlicitā		illicitō
inlicitō
vocativeillicite
inlicite		illicita
inlicita		illicitum
inlicitum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeillicitī
inlicitī		illicitae
inlicitae		illicita
inlicita
genitiveillicitōrum
inlicitōrum		illicitārum
inlicitārum		illicitōrum
inlicitōrum
dativeillicitīs
inlicitīs		illicitīs
inlicitīs		illicitīs
inlicitīs
accusativeillicitōs
inlicitōs		illicitās
inlicitās		illicita
inlicita
ablativeillicitīs
inlicitīs		illicitīs
inlicitīs		illicitīs
inlicitīs
vocativeillicitī
inlicitī		illicitae
inlicitae		illicita
inlicita

illĭcĭtus (inl-), a, um, adj. in-licitus,
I. not allowed, forbidden, unlawful, illegal, illicit (post-Aug.): amor, Tac. A. 12, 5; cf.: flammis arsere senes, Luc. 6, 454: exactiones, Tac. A. 13, 51: viae, by which it is forbidden to go, Val. Fl. 1, 97: undas temerare rudentibus, id. ib. 1, 627; cf.: ire per illicitum pelago, Stat. Th. 1, 223: per licita et illicita foedatus, Tac. A. 15, 37: lampas caeli, lightning (because what was struck by it was not allowed to be touched), Stat. Th. 10, 470; Sen. Ep. 108, 14; id. Herc. Fur. 599; id. Herc. Oet. 360; Lact. 6, 23, 5; id. Epit. 61, 2; Macr. S. 3, 11 init.—Sup.: res illicitissima atque indignissima, Aug. Ep. 202 med.—Adv.: illĭcĭtē, in a forbidden or unlawful manner, unlawfully, illegally (late Lat.): aedificare, Dig. 32, 1, 11, § 14: contrahere matrimonium, ib. 48, 5, 38: comparare praedium, ib. 49, 16, 9 et saep.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinillicitus

Latin licitus Latin illicitus From in- (“not”) + licitus.

Descendants
  • Catalanil·lícit
  • Englishillicit
  • Frenchillicite
  • Italianillecito
  • Portugueseilícito
  • Romanianilicit
  • Spanishilícito
  • Galicianilícito
  • Piedmonteseilécit
  • Sicilianillìcitu

Quick answers

What does illicitus mean in Latin?
illicitus, a adjective, means “forbidden, unlawful, illegal, illicit”.
How do you pronounce illicitus?
In classical Latin, [ɪlˈlɪ.kɪ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ilˈliː.t͡ʃi.tus].
Where does illicitus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin illicitus.