difficilis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *dwisfakelis. Equivalent to dis- + facilis (“easy”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /difˈfi.ki.lis/, [d̪ɪfˈfɪkɪlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /difˈfi.t͡ʃi.lis/, [d̪ifˈfiːt͡ʃilis]
Adjective edit
difficilis (neuter difficile, comparative difficilior, superlative difficillimus, adverb difficulter or difficile 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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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 (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016