similis

Esperanto

Verb

similis

1. past of simili

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Latin

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὁμαλός (homalós)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.mi.lis/, [ˈs̠ɪmɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.mi.lis/, [ˈsiːmilis]

Adjective

similis (neuter simile, comparative similior, superlative simillimus, adverb similiter); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. similar

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	similis	simile		similēs	similia
Genitive	similis			similium
Dative	similī			similibus
Accusative	similem	simile		similēs similīs	similia
Ablative	similī			similibus
Vocative	similis	simile		similēs	similia

Antonyms

• (like, similar): absimilis, dissimilis

Derived terms

• absimilis
• dissimilis
• similitās
• similō
• simul
• simulō

Descendants

• Romanian: seamăn
• → Catalan: símil
• → English: simile, similar
• → French: (< Medieval Latin: *similaris) similaire
  • → English: similar
• → Friulian: simil
• → Italian: simile
• → Portuguese: símile, símil
• → Spanish: símil

References

• “similis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “similis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• similis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be probable: veri simile esse
    
  • to employ a comparison, simile: simili uti
    
  • to use the same simile, illustration: ut in eodem simili verser
    
• “similis”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray