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similis
similis
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὁμαλός (homalós)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.mi.lis/
Adjective
similis m, f (neuter simile); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| 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 | similia | |
| ablative | similī | similibus | |||
| vocative | similis | simile | similēs | similia | |
- comparative: similior, superlative: simillimus
Antonyms
- (like, similar): absimilis, dissimilis
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- 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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “similis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, 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
- to be probable: veri simile esse
- similis in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray