Italian edit

Etymology edit

Calque of French similaire, from Latin simile +‎ -are. Compare also Medieval Latin similāris.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /si.miˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: si‧mi‧là‧re

Adjective edit

similare (plural similari)

  1. similar
    Synonym: simile

Related terms edit

Anagrams edit

Latin edit

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

similāre

  1. inflection of similō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Etymology 2 edit

Neuter form of similāris.

Noun edit

similāre n

  1. (New Latin) a fax machine
    • 1999, Congregatio pro Institutis Vitae Consecratae et Societatibus Vitae Apostolicae, Verbi Sponsa: Instructio de vita contemplativa deque monialium clausura.[1], Vatican:
      Usurpatio si quae erit aliorum communicationis instrumentorum recentium, qualia sunt: similaria, telephonia cellularia, interrete...
      If there will be usage of other, more recent instruments of communication, such as fax machines, cellphones and the Internet...
Declension edit

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative similāre similāria
Genitive similāris similārium
Dative similārī similāribus
Accusative similāre similāria
Ablative similārī similāribus
Vocative similāre similāria