difficile






Contents






  • 1 English


    • 1.1 Etymology


    • 1.2 Pronunciation


    • 1.3 Adjective


      • 1.3.1 Translations






  • 2 French


    • 2.1 Etymology


    • 2.2 Pronunciation


    • 2.3 Adjective


      • 2.3.1 Synonyms


      • 2.3.2 Antonyms


      • 2.3.3 Derived terms




    • 2.4 Further reading




  • 3 Interlingua


    • 3.1 Pronunciation


    • 3.2 Adjective


      • 3.2.1 Antonyms






  • 4 Italian


    • 4.1 Etymology


    • 4.2 Pronunciation


    • 4.3 Adjective


      • 4.3.1 Antonyms


      • 4.3.2 Related terms






  • 5 Latin


    • 5.1 Etymology 1


      • 5.1.1 Pronunciation


      • 5.1.2 Adverb


        • 5.1.2.1 Synonyms


        • 5.1.2.2 Related terms






    • 5.2 Etymology 2


      • 5.2.1 Pronunciation


      • 5.2.2 Adjective




    • 5.3 References




  • 6 Middle French


    • 6.1 Adjective




  • 7 Norman


    • 7.1 Etymology


    • 7.2 Adjective


      • 7.2.1 Derived terms






  • 8 Old French


    • 8.1 Alternative forms


    • 8.2 Adjective


      • 8.2.1 Descendants









English



Etymology


From late Old French difficile, from Latin difficilis, from dis- + facilis (easy).



Pronunciation




  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɪ.fɪ.saɪl/


  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɪ.fə.səl/



Adjective


difficile (comparative more difficile, superlative most difficile)




  1. (obsolete) Hard to work with; stubborn.


  2. (obsolete) Difficult.

    • 1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes, [], printed at London: By Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount [], OCLC 946730821:
      , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.185:

      [] forasmuch as he was to judge of an internall beauty, of a difficile knowledge, and abstruse discovery.





Translations






French



Etymology


From Old French difficile, borrowed from Latin difficilis.



Pronunciation




  • IPA(key): /di.fi.sil/


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    (file)




Adjective


difficile (plural difficiles)



  1. difficult


  2. choosy, fussy, picky



Synonyms



  • compliqué

  • exigeant



Antonyms


  • facile


Derived terms



  • difficilement

  • difficulté



Further reading


  • “difficile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).




Interlingua



Pronunciation



  • IPA(key): /difˈfi.tsi.le/


Adjective


difficile (comparative plus difficile, superlative le plus difficile)


  1. difficult


Antonyms


  • facile




Italian



Etymology


From Latin difficilis.



Pronunciation




  • IPA(key): /difˈfitʃile/







  • (file)




Adjective


difficile (masculine and feminine plural difficili)


  1. difficult


Antonyms


  • facile


Related terms



  • difficilmente

  • difficoltà





Latin



Etymology 1


From difficilis (difficult, troublesome) +‎ .



Pronunciation



  • (Classical) IPA(key): /difˈfi.ki.leː/, [dɪfˈfɪ.kɪ.ɫeː]


Adverb


difficilē (comparative difficilius, superlative difficilissimē)


  1. with difficulty


Synonyms


  • (with difficulty): difficiliter, difficulter


Related terms




  • difficilis

  • difficiliter

  • difficilius

  • difficillimus

  • difficultās

  • difficulter



 



Etymology 2


Inflected form of difficilis (difficult, troublesome).



Pronunciation



  • (Classical) IPA(key): /difˈfi.ki.le/, [dɪfˈfɪ.kɪ.ɫɛ]


Adjective


difficile



  1. nominative neuter singular of difficilis

  2. accusative neuter singular of difficilis

  3. vocative neuter singular of difficilis


  4. (New Latin) Used as a specific epithet



References




  • difficile in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press


  • difficile in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette





Middle French



Adjective


difficile m, f (plural difficiles)


  1. difficult




Norman



Etymology


From Old French difficile, from Latin difficilis.



Adjective


difficile m, f



  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) difficult


Derived terms



  • difficilement (difficultly, with difficulty)




Old French



Alternative forms



  • difficil (masculine oblique singular)


Adjective


difficile m (oblique and nominative feminine singular difficile)


  1. difficult


Descendants



  • French: difficile

  • Norman: difficile (Jersey, Guernsey)




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