difficilis
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Italic *dwisfakelis. Equivalent to dis- + facilis (“easy”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /difˈfi.ki.lis/, [d̪ɪfˈfɪkɪlʲɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /difˈfi.t͡ʃi.lis/, [d̪ifˈfiːt͡ʃilis]
Audio (Classical) (file)
Adjective[edit]
difficilis (neuter difficile, comparative difficilior, superlative difficillimus, adverb difficilē or difficiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective
- difficult, hard, troublesome
- (of character) obstinate, intractable, hard to please or manage
- Synonyms: sēditiōsus, tumultuōsus, turbulentus, obstinātus
- Antonyms: obsequēns, obsequiōsus, oboediēns, facilis
Declension[edit]
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | difficilis | difficile | difficilēs | difficilia | |
Genitive | difficilis | difficilium | |||
Dative | difficilī | difficilibus | |||
Accusative | difficilem | difficile | difficilēs difficilīs |
difficilia | |
Ablative | difficilī | difficilibus | |||
Vocative | difficilis | difficile | difficilēs | difficilia |
Derived terms[edit]
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References[edit]
- “difficilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “difficilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- difficilis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- difficilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- difficilis in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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