LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dissimilitūdō

dissimilitūdō f (genitive dissimilitūdinis)
Classical[dɪs.sɪ.mɪ.lɪˈtuː.doː]Ecclesiastical[dis.si.mi.liˈtuː.do]

Meaning

  1. unlikeness, difference, dissimilitude

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedissimilitūdōdissimilitūdinēs
genitivedissimilitūdinisdissimilitūdinum
dativedissimilitūdinīdissimilitūdinibus
accusativedissimilitūdinemdissimilitūdinēs
ablativedissimilitūdinedissimilitūdinibus
vocativedissimilitūdōdissimilitūdinēs

dissĭmĭlĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. dissimilis,
I. unlikeness, difference, dissimilitude (very freq. in sing. and plur.); sing., Cic. Lael. 20, 74; id. de Or. 1, 59, 252; id. Fin. 5, 7, 19; id. Leg. 1, 10, 30; Quint. 5, 2, 3; 9, 3, 92 et saep.; plur., Cic. Off. 1, 30, 107 fin.; id. de Or. 3, 7, 26; id. Brut. 82, 285; id. Div. 2, 45, 94 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latindissimilitūdō

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo- Proto-Italic *semalis Latin similis Latin dissimilis Proto-Indo-European *-tu- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Italic *-tūdō Latin -tūdō Latin dissimilitūdō From dissimilis (“dissimilar, different”) + -tūdō.

Descendants
  • Englishdissimilitude
  • Spanishdisimilitud

In English words that came into English from dissimilitūdō

  • dissimilitudedissimilitūdō

Quick answers

What does dissimilitūdō mean in Latin?
dissimilitūdō, a noun, means “unlikeness, difference, dissimilitude”.
What is the genitive of dissimilitūdō?
The genitive singular is dissimilitūdinis. dissimilitūdō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dissimilitūdō?
In classical Latin, [dɪs.sɪ.mɪ.lɪˈtuː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dis.si.mi.liˈtuː.do].
Where does dissimilitūdō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin dissimilitūdō.