Adjective: difficilis
Hyphenation:
Declension: Third
Nominative
| Singular masc. | difficilis |
| Singular fem. | difficilis |
| Singular neut. | difficile |
| Plural masc. | difficilēs |
| Plural fem. | difficilēs |
| Plural neut. | difficilia |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | difficilis |
| Singular fem. | difficilis |
| Singular neut. | difficilis |
| Plural masc. | difficilium |
| Plural fem. | difficilium |
| Plural neut. | difficilium |
Dative
| Singular masc. | difficilī |
| Singular fem. | difficilī |
| Singular neut. | difficilī |
| Plural masc. | difficilibus |
| Plural fem. | difficilibus |
| Plural neut. | difficilibus |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | difficilem |
| Singular fem. | difficilem |
| Singular neut. | difficile |
| Plural masc. | difficilīs; difficilēs |
| Plural fem. | difficilīs; difficilēs |
| Plural neut. | difficilia |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | difficilī |
| Singular fem. | difficilī |
| Singular neut. | difficilī |
| Plural masc. | difficilibus |
| Plural fem. | difficilibus |
| Plural neut. | difficilibus |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | difficilis |
| Singular fem. | difficilis |
| Singular neut. | difficile |
| Plural masc. | difficilēs |
| Plural fem. | difficilēs |
| Plural neut. | difficilia |
Comparison
| Comparative | difficilior |
| Superlative | difficillimus |
Sample Sentences
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[...] PAMPHILUS: Quidvīs patiar. DĀVUS: Pater est, Pamphile: / difficile est. [...]. ((In context: The problem is “difficult” to resolve in part because Pamphilus’ father is “difficult” or obstinate.)) [166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 380–381]
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[…]: ūnum per Sēquanōs, angustum et difficile inter mōntem Iūram et flūmen Rhodanum, vix quā singulī carrī dūcerentur; […]. ([They had two possible routes]: one through the Sequani, a narrow and difficult [passage] between Mount Jura and the Rhone River, where single carts could scarcely be led; […] .) [c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.6]
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
3. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
4. Proto-Italic *dis-
5. Latin dis-
6. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
7. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
8. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
9. Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti
10. Proto-Italic *θakjō
11. Proto-Italic *fakjō
12. Latin faciō
13. Proto-Indo-European *-elis
14. Proto-Italic *-elis
15. Latin -ilis
16. Latin facilis
17. Latin difficilis
18. From dis- + facilis (“easy”).
Verbs referencing "difficilis"
Asturian Adjectives
difícil, Catalan Adjectives
difícil, English Adjectives
difficile, French Adjectives
difficile, Italian Adjectives
difficile, Romanian Adjectives
dificil.
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