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-issime
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Issime
French
Etymology
fr :bor it:-issimo<id:superlative><alt:-ìssimo>
fr it -issimo -ìssimo superlative, from fr la -issimus. 16th century.
Pronunciation
fr im 2
fr -is sime
Suffix
fr formal or humorous suffix used to build absolute superlative forms of adjectives
fr très fort tout à fait absolument totalement extrêmement
fr La République de Venise était connue sous le nom de La Sérénissime. The republic of Venice is known as the most serene state.
fr Ce film est un navet au scénario ridiculissime. This film is notorious for the most ridiculous scene.
Usage notes
Chiefly lexicalized and restricted to formal language. With most adjectives, a form in fr -issime could at best be humorous.
Derived terms
fr
Interlingua
Etymology
ia :bor fr:-issime
ia fr -issime.
Pronunciation
ia /-ˈi(s).si.me/
ia issime isime 3
ia -is si me
Suffix
appended to an adjective, this suffix is an intensifier which adds the qualifier of "very" or "particularly"Breinstrup Thomas Interlingua Course for Beginners
References
Italian
Pronunciation
[-ìs]
Suffix
it suffix form
it -issimo
it -issima
Latin
Pronunciation
-issime
la -is si me
Suffix
la suffix form
la -issimus voc m s