similis

EsperantoEdit

VerbEdit

similis

  1. past of simili

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Italic *semalis, from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (together, one). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὁμαλός (homalós), Welsh hafal.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

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

  1. similar
    Synonym: aequālis
    Antonyms: dissimilis, absimilis, inaequālis
  2. (takes a dative object) similar to, like, resembling

DeclensionEdit

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

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Inherited:
    • Old French: semble
    • Old Neapolitan: semele
    • Old Occitan: semble
    • Romanian: seamăn
    • Vulgar Latin: *similiāre (see there for further descendants)
  • Borrowed:

ReferencesEdit

  • 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 Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “sĭmĭlis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 11: S–Si, page 628