adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
persimilis
persimilis (neuter persimile)
Classical[pɛrˈsɪ.mɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[perˈsiː.mi.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationvery similar
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | persimilis | persimilis | persimile |
| genitive | persimilis | persimilis | persimilis |
| dative | persimilī | persimilī | persimilī |
| accusative | persimilem | persimilem | persimile |
| ablative | persimilī | persimilī | persimilī |
| vocative | persimilis | persimilis | persimile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | persimilēs | persimilēs | persimilia |
| genitive | persimilium | persimilium | persimilium |
| dative | persimilibus | persimilibus | persimilibus |
| accusative | persimilīs persimilēs | persimilīs persimilēs | persimilia |
| ablative | persimilibus | persimilibus | persimilibus |
| vocative | persimilēs | persimilēs | persimilia |
per-sĭmĭlis, e, adj.,
I. very like or similar (class.), Cic. Part. Or. 7, 26:
statuam istius persimilem deturbant, id. Pis. 38, 93: isti tabulae fore librum Persimilem, cujus, etc., Hor A. P 6 sq.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-similis e, adj.,
very like, precisely similar: statua istius: isti tabulae liber, H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo- Proto-Italic *semalis Latin similis Latin persimilis From per- + similis.