-issimo

-íssimo Interlingua Etymology ia :bor la:-issimus ia la -issimus. Pronunciation ia /-ˈi(s).si.mo/ ia issimo isimo 3 ia -is si mo Suffix adjective-forming suffixes added to an adjective, creates an adjective. This suffix is an intensifier which adds a qualifier of "extremely" or "remarkably"Breinstrup Thomas Interlingua Course for Beginners See also ia -issime References Italian Pronunciation [-ìs] Etymology 1 it superlative -ìssimo :lbor la:-issimus it la -issimus. Compare es -ísimo and pt -íssimo which are partly based on the Italian forms. Suffix added to adjectives to form absolute superlatives it buono buonissimo good as good as it gets, extremely good it grave gravissimo serious very serious it consigliato consigliatissimo recommended highly recommended it sconsigliato sconsigliatissimo not recommended, inadvisable lowly recommended, highly inadvisable it primo primissimo first very first Suffix added to adverbs to form absolute superlatives it bene benissimo well very well it spesso spessissimo often very often it piano pianissimo softly very softly it lentamente lentissimamente slowly very slowly it velocemente velocissimamente fastly very fastly Suffix m it often jocular added to some nouns to form extremes it poltrona poltronissima seat front row seat -issima it finale finalissima final grand final -issima Alternative forms it -issima after feminine nouns Usage notes Terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the en antepenult. The adjectival and adverbial suffix can be used multiple times for emphasis, when the suffix is used multiple times it drops its last vowel except the last time: it bellissimo very beautiful it bellissimissimo very very beautiful ... When the adverbial suffix is used together with the suffix it -mente, the suffix -issimo becomes -issima and it is always before the suffix -mente: it velocissimamente very fast it velocissimissimamente very very fast ... The stress of -issimo is always stronger than the stress of it -mente. Derived terms it Etymology 2 it verbal -ìssimo 1 Suffix verb added to the stem of verbs ending in it -ire to form the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive tense it salire salissimo that we be raised, gone up, etc; that we have risen, gone up Latin Pronunciation -issimō la -is si mō Suffix la suffix form -issimō superlative la -ō Suffix la suffix form -issimō la -issimus dat//abl m//n s