dissimilis

Latin

Etymology

From dis- +‎ similis (“resembling, like”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /disˈsi.mi.lis/, [d̪ɪs̠ˈs̠ɪmɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /disˈsi.mi.lis/, [d̪isˈsiːmilis]

Adjective

dissimilis (neuter dissimile, comparative dissimilior, superlative dissimillimus, adverb dissimiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. unlike, dissimilar, different

   Synonyms: absimilis, inaequālis

   Antonyms: similis, aequālis

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	dissimilis	dissimile		dissimilēs	dissimilia
Genitive	dissimilis			dissimilium
Dative	dissimilī			dissimilibus
Accusative	dissimilem	dissimile		dissimilēs dissimilīs	dissimilia
Ablative	dissimilī			dissimilibus
Vocative	dissimilis	dissimile		dissimilēs	dissimilia

Derived terms

• dissimiliter
• dissimilitūdō
• dissimulāmentum
• dissimulanter
• dissimulātiō
• dissimulātor
• dissimulō

Related terms

• similis

Descendants

• → Italian: dissimile
• → Portuguese: dissímil
• → Spanish: disímil

References

• “dissimilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “dissimilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• dissimilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• dissimilis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016