difficile Latin · revision 33795

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 20 BC–30 AD, Velleius Paterculus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * Classical: [dɪfˈfɪ.kɪ.ɫɛ]^(Wiktionary)

+ * Ecclesiastical: [difˈfiː.t͡ʃi.le]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''difficile''' (comparative difficilius, superlative difficillimē)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the neuter accusative [[der|la|difficilis|t=difficult]], used as an adverb.^(Wiktionary)^(OLD 2012) [[m|la|difficilis]] is a compound of [[m|la|dis-]] and [[m|la|facilis|t=easy]].^(Georges 1913)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Lewis & Short think it perhaps not found before Augustus; their first instance is in Velleius Paterculus.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is a rare adverb: Lewis & Short find it in Velleius, Pliny the Elder, Suetonius, Justin, Palladius and Tertullian, while the usual form is ''difficulter'' and ''difficiliter'' is rare.^(Lewis & Short 1879) The comparative ''difficilius'' and the superlative ''difficillimē'' are common, the latter already in Cicero.^(Lewis & Short 1879) Köbler lists it from Celsus.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 20 BC–30 AD – Velleius Paterculus, the first instance.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 14–37 AD – Celsus.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 23/24–79 AD – Pliny the Elder.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # With [[m|en|difficulty]].^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[difficilis]]

+ * [[difficulter]]

+ * [[facile]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}