LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

cōnsimilis

cōnsimilis (neuter cōnsimile, adverb cōnsimiliter)
Classical[kõːˈsɪ.mɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[konˈsiː.mi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationalike, very similar

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecōnsimiliscōnsimiliscōnsimile
genitivecōnsimiliscōnsimiliscōnsimilis
dativecōnsimilīcōnsimilīcōnsimilī
accusativecōnsimilemcōnsimilemcōnsimile
ablativecōnsimilīcōnsimilīcōnsimilī
vocativecōnsimiliscōnsimiliscōnsimile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecōnsimilēscōnsimilēscōnsimilia
genitivecōnsimiliumcōnsimiliumcōnsimilium
dativecōnsimilibuscōnsimilibuscōnsimilibus
accusativecōnsimilīs
cōnsimilēs		cōnsimilīs
cōnsimilēs		cōnsimilia
ablativecōnsimilibuscōnsimilibuscōnsimilibus
vocativecōnsimilēscōnsimilēscōnsimilia

con-sĭmĭlis, e,
I. adj., similar in all respects, entirely similar, like (class.; most freq. in Plaut., Ter., and Lucr.; not in Hor.); constr. with gen., dat., atque, quasi, or absol.
(a). With gen.: liber captivus avis ferae consimilis est, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 7; Afran. ap. Charis. p. 193 P. (Com. Rel. v. 397 Rib.); Lucr. 5, 811; 5, 711; Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 149.—
(b). With dat.: cui homini erus est consimilis, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 2; Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 2; Cic. Phil. 2, 12, 28; Caes. B. G. 2, 11.—
(g). With atque or et: tam consimili'st atque ego, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 287; so id. Bacch. 3, 3, 50; Fronto, Or. 1; and with et, Lucr. 3, 8; and que, id. 4, 231.—*
(d). With quasi: quia consimile est quom stertas quasi sorbeas, Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 8.—(ε) Absol. (so most freq.): imago, Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 4: ludus, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 38: consilia, id. Heaut. 1, 2, 35: via, Afran. ap. Non. p. 316, 9 (Com. Rel. v. 135 Rib.): pars, Lucr. 2, 1018: res, id. 4, 89: color, id. 2, 736: natura, id. 1, 916: ratio, id. 1, 842; 1, 884; 1, 1097 et saep.: ratione mentis, id. 2, 676: carmen, Ov. P. 3, 7, 3: studio, * Tac. A. 3, 13: pariter cadentia et consimilia irascentem, etc., * Quint. 9, 3, 102.—(ζ) In a doubtful constr.: fecerunt, ut consimilis fugae profectio videretur, Caes. B. G. 2, 11: quojus mos maxumest consimilis vostrum, hi, etc., Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 13.—As subst.: con-sĭmĭlĭa, ium, n.; only in the phrase et consimilia, after enumerations, and the like, and similar things: saga, tunicae, paenulae et consimilia, Dig. 34, 2, 23, § 2; Quint. 9, 3, 102.—Adv.: consĭmĭlĭter, very similarly, in like manner (post-class.): consimiliter Cicero verbo isto utitur, Gell. 6, 16, 12; 11, 5, 8.—Comp. and sup. not in use either in adj. or adv.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincōnsimilis

Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo- Proto-Italic *semalis Latin similis Latin cōnsimilis From con- + similis.

Descendants
  • Italianconsimile

Quick answers

What does cōnsimilis mean in Latin?
cōnsimilis, a adjective, means “alike, very similar”.
How do you pronounce cōnsimilis?
In classical Latin, [kõːˈsɪ.mɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [konˈsiː.mi.lis].
Where does cōnsimilis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnsimilis.