difficilis

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Latin

Etymology

From dis- +‎ facilis (easy).

Pronunciation

Adjective

difficilis (neuter difficile, comparative difficilior, superlative difficillimus, adverb difficulter or difficile or difficiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. difficult, hard, troublesome
    Antonyms: facilis, prōmptus
    • 166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 380–381:
      PAMPHILUS: Quidvīs patiar. DĀVUS: Pater est, Pamphile: / difficile est. .
      PAMPHILUS: I’ll endure anything you wish. DAVUS: He’s your father, Pamphilus: it’s difficult.
      (In context: The problem is “difficult” to resolve in part because Pamphilus’ father is “difficult” or obstinate.)
  2. (of character) obstinate, intractable, hard to please or manage
    Synonyms: sēditiōsus, tumultuōsus, turbulentus, obstinātus
    Antonyms: obsequēns, obsequiōsus, oboediēns, facilis

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative difficilis difficile difficilēs difficilia
genitive difficilis difficilium
dative difficilī difficilibus
accusative difficilem difficile difficilēs
difficilīs
difficilia
ablative difficilī 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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • difficilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • difficilis in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016