difficilis

Latin

Etymology

From dis- + facilis (easy).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /difˈfi.ki.lis/, [dɪfˈfɪ.kɪ.lɪs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /difˈfi.t͡ʃi.lis/, [difˈfiː.t͡ʃi.lis]
  • (file)

Adjective

difficilis (neuter difficile); third declension

  1. difficult, troublesome
  2. (of character) obstinate, intractable, hard to please or manage

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative difficilis difficile difficilēs difficilia
Genitive difficilis difficilis difficilium difficilium
Dative difficilī difficilī difficilibus difficilibus
Accusative difficilem difficile difficilēs, difficilīs difficilia
Ablative difficilī difficilī difficilibus difficilibus
Vocative difficilis difficile difficilēs difficilia

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References

  • 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, 1883–1887)
  • difficilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • difficilis in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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